Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 11AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 495 | 433 | 327 | 466 | 521 | 521 | 506 | 506 | 495 | 556 | 549 | 449 | 505 | 619 | 755 | 641 | 552 | 1299 | 1301 | 1033 | 787 | 529 | 369 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:09PM1.33m | 00:46AM1.36m | 1:18PM1.55m | 1:38AM1.56m | 2:00PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.79m | 6:33PM0.73m | 6:55AM0.60m | 7:33PM0.52m | 7:42AM0.40m | 8:11PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 495 | 433 | 327 | 466 | 521 | 521 | 506 | 506 | 495 | 556 | 549 | 449 | 505 | 619 | 755 | 641 | 552 | 440 | 434 | 379 | 371 | 371 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | NNE 6 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 44 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 75 | 69 | 44 | 42 | 31 | 15 | — | 18 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 369 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SW 12 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 44 | 84 | 81 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 5 | — | 39 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 86 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 66 | 86 | 97 | 199 | 7 | 358 | 1299 | 1301 | 1033 | 787 | 529 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 104 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 152 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 1067 | 56 | 152 | 458 | 447 | 210 | 447 | 263 | 153 | 55 |
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