Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 151 | 154 | 121 | 172 | 164 | 157 | 155 | 133 | 89 | 89 | 118 | 125 | 156 | 151 | 96 | 87 | 155 | 152 | 92 | 119 | 177 | 223 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:04AM1.47m | 8:45PM1.50m | 9:16AM1.31m | 10:26PM1.37m | 11:33AM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.53m | 2:17PM0.53m | 3:10AM0.68m | 3:38PM0.68m | 5:06AM0.75m | 5:51PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 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 |
| kJ | 154 | 151 | 154 | 120 | 117 | 115 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 81 | 121 | 172 | 31 | 25 | 155 | 133 | 89 | 89 | 118 | 125 | 156 | 151 | 27 | 17 | 155 | 152 | 83 | 73 | 177 | 223 | 199 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 164 | 157 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 96 | 87 | 55 | 60 | 80 | 119 | 41 | 40 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 68 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 38 | — | — | 3 | 26 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 58 | 41 | 38 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 17 | 29 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 34 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 210 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 152 | 428 | 447 | 212 | 152 |
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