Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 888 | 694 | 589 | 503 | 480 | 411 | 246 | 228 | 314 | 294 | 270 | 256 | 208 | 188 | 307 | 440 | 632 | 644 | 619 | 633 | 637 | 664 | 657 | 671 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:18PM1.62m | 2:43AM1.78m | 3:10PM1.78m | 3:31AM1.88m | 3:56PM1.91m | 4:14AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.40m | 8:24PM0.35m | 8:57AM0.26m | 9:16PM0.23m | 9:42AM0.14m | 10:03PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 888 | 694 | 589 | 503 | 480 | 411 | 113 | 121 | 314 | 294 | 270 | 256 | 208 | 176 | 307 | 440 | 632 | 644 | 619 | 633 | 637 | 664 | 657 | 671 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 60 | 121 | 246 | 94 | 179 | 176 | 170 | 160 | 157 | 188 | 157 | 150 | 83 | 77 | 74 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 228 | 66 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 22 | 114 | 112 | — | — | 35 | 10 | 17 | 16 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | 89 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 130 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 104 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 152 | 212 | 212 | 104 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 3 |
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