Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 74 | 111 | 188 | 314 | 457 | 688 | 823 | 783 | 512 | 371 | 382 | 569 | 567 | 331 | 152 | 102 | 181 | 545 | 1319 | 2065 | 2430 | 2648 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:12AM1.81m | 6:33PM1.83m | 6:46AM1.65m | 7:11PM1.64m | 7:28AM1.46m | 8:05PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.19m | 00:44AM0.34m | 12:56PM0.37m | 1:25AM0.53m | 1:43PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 111 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 75 | 89 | 688 | 823 | 783 | 512 | 371 | 269 | 156 | 131 | 58 | 152 | 102 | 77 | 51 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 38 | 74 | 111 | 66 | 314 | 457 | 119 | 35 | 47 | 39 | 50 | 41 | — | — | 85 | 50 | 79 | 70 | 43 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 10 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | S 20 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 2 | 188 | 49 | 49 | 53 | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 50 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 88 | 91 | — | — | 389 | 342 | 144 | 144 | 153 | 168 | 382 | 569 | 567 | 331 | 1 | 29 | 181 | 545 | 1319 | 2065 | 2430 | 2648 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 55 | 55 | 494 | 55 | 3 | 55 | 104 | 90 | 171 | 428 | 475 | 447 | 196 | 494 | 447 | 180 | 1235 | 2021 | 2438 | 1505 | 571 | 513 |
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