Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1540 | 2367 | 2616 | 2512 | 2041 | 1791 | 1564 | 1465 | 1288 | 1144 | 1127 | 987 | 1138 | 1042 | 901 | 851 | 728 | 608 | 598 | 503 | 411 | 404 | 246 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:50AM1.36m | 00:35AM1.56m | 1:14PM1.47m | 1:46AM1.66m | 2:18PM1.62m | 2:43AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.58m | 7:01AM0.54m | 7:20PM0.48m | 8:05AM0.40m | 8:24PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1540 | 2367 | 2616 | 2512 | 2041 | 1791 | 1564 | 1465 | 1288 | 1144 | 1127 | 987 | 1138 | 1042 | 901 | 851 | 728 | 608 | 598 | 503 | 411 | 404 | 129 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 60 | 73 | 62 | 49 | 44 | 52 | 21 | 55 | 35 | 246 | 242 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | SE 7 | S 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | — | 19 | 54 | 54 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | — | 32 | — | — | — | 48 | 43 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 614 | 539 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 212 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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