Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 6PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 171 | 224 | 128 | 209 | 202 | 159 | 245 | 219 | 185 | 235 | 280 | 229 | 229 | 189 | 189 | 224 | 229 | 194 | 229 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:26PM2.05m | 4:39AM1.95m | 4:51PM1.97m | 5:04AM1.86m | 5:16PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.02m | 10:33PM0.05m | 10:42AM0.09m | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:09AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 141 | 108 | 106 | 89 | 102 | 100 | 159 | 245 | 219 | 185 | 235 | 274 | 229 | 229 | 189 | 189 | 224 | 229 | 194 | 229 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 118 | 73 | 68 | 104 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 91 | 149 | 19 | 14 | 83 | 59 | 30 | 56 | 71 | 48 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 67 | 106 | — | 57 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 47 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 61 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 5 | N 6 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 111 | 171 | 224 | 128 | 209 | 202 | 28 | 62 | 14 | 36 | — | 280 | 157 | 114 | 131 | — | — | 9 | 29 | 24 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 571 | 571 | 529 | 428 | 212 | 104 | 3 | 34 | 55 | 893 | 0 | 55 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 212 | 177 | 55 | 104 |
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