Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1472 | 1143 | 956 | 472 | 397 | 451 | 319 | 198 | 256 | 210 | 220 | 465 | 551 | 612 | 397 | 517 | 528 | 405 | 397 | 599 | 586 | 372 | 415 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.71m | 2:36AM1.76m | 2:57PM1.92m | 3:11AM1.91m | 3:30PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.42m | 8:28PM0.35m | 8:42AM0.22m | 9:05PM0.18m | 9:15AM0.06m | 9:37PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1472 | 1143 | 956 | 472 | 397 | 451 | 319 | 198 | 256 | 181 | 220 | 167 | 167 | 130 | 397 | 517 | 528 | 405 | 397 | 62 | 41 | 372 | 415 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 151 | 30 | 149 | 139 | 27 | 91 | 26 | 85 | 210 | 198 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 130 | 101 | 90 | 88 | 63 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | — | E 10 | E 9 | — | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 17 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | 29 | 28 | — | 27 | 32 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 14 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 153 | — | 50 | 78 | 113 | 123 | 21 | 107 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 465 | 551 | 612 | 34 | 73 | 68 | 31 | 34 | 599 | 586 | 44 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 428 | 428 | 685 | 892 | 904 | 904 | 892 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 685 | 764 | 904 | 720 | 428 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 212 | 571 | 571 | 172 | 90 |
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