Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 563 | 364 | 302 | 270 | 455 | 281 | 386 | 482 | 407 | 389 | 627 | 743 | 743 | 674 | 613 | 601 | 559 | 559 | 522 | 532 | 522 | 490 | 490 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:42PM1.59m | 6:52AM1.56m | 7:28PM1.54m | 7:40AM1.48m | 8:25PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.39m | 00:46AM0.53m | 1:08PM0.46m | 1:35AM0.61m | 1:58PM0.53m | 2:38AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 563 | 364 | 302 | 263 | 325 | 281 | 386 | 482 | 407 | 348 | 627 | 743 | 743 | 674 | 613 | 601 | 559 | 559 | 522 | 532 | 522 | 490 | 490 | 407 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 135 | 82 | 99 | 92 | 206 | 210 | 190 | 186 | 233 | 389 | 306 | 292 | 286 | 231 | 176 | 129 | 98 | 90 | 90 | 115 | 119 | 90 | 88 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 18 | NE 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 9 |
| kJ | 80 | 79 | 55 | 33 | 109 | 104 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 71 | 169 | 270 | 455 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 55 | 55 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 593 | 212 | 90 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 613 | 212 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 55 |
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