Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 551 | 495 | 470 | 404 | 402 | 396 | 390 | 229 | 221 | 155 | 276 | 83 | 120 | 118 | 104 | 137 | 133 | 119 | 261 | 348 | 563 | 493 | 397 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:29PM1.44m | 2:42AM1.55m | 3:06PM1.57m | 3:16AM1.68m | 3:38PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.59m | 8:30PM0.57m | 8:55AM0.45m | 9:07PM0.45m | 9:27AM0.33m | 9:39PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 551 | 495 | 470 | 404 | 335 | 325 | 206 | 176 | 132 | 88 | 69 | 55 | 45 | 118 | 21 | 61 | 71 | 71 | 261 | 348 | 563 | 493 | 397 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 297 | 233 | 281 | 342 | 402 | 396 | 390 | 175 | 155 | 117 | 276 | 83 | 120 | 38 | 104 | 137 | 133 | 119 | 52 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 4 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 229 | 221 | 155 | 82 | 83 | 79 | 23 | 35 | 55 | 105 | 100 | 115 | 113 | 5 | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 46 | 40 | 51 | 64 | 43 | — | 1 | 19 | 67 | 130 | 155 | 150 | 232 | 388 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 34 | 904 | 896 | 633 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 171 | 104 | 212 | 130 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 593 | 614 | 210 | 55 | 475 |
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