Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 140 | 113 | 111 | 140 | 236 | 163 | 161 | 239 | 47 | 758 | 979 | 666 | 466 | 363 | 298 | 688 | 1041 | 1363 | 986 | 724 | 499 | 398 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:04AM1.55m | 7:24PM1.52m | 7:35AM1.38m | 8:00PM1.34m | 8:19AM1.20m | 9:19PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM0.48m | 1:35AM0.62m | 1:45PM0.66m | 2:18AM0.78m | 2:39PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 143 | 140 | 113 | 111 | 86 | 84 | 80 | 58 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 163 | 158 | 118 | 363 | 277 | 198 | 1041 | 1363 | 986 | 724 | 499 | 398 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 37 | 25 | 85 | 140 | 236 | 163 | 161 | 239 | 19 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 156 | 298 | 688 | 134 | 28 | 29 | — | 60 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 25 | 48 | 10 | 6 | — | 53 | 26 | 44 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 3 | — |
| kJ | 88 | 71 | — | 3 | 33 | 74 | 99 | 83 | — | 147 | 758 | 979 | 666 | 466 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 212 | 171 | 90 | 55 | 0 | 494 | 458 | 893 | 539 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 104 | 921 |
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