Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 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 Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 387 | 362 | 355 | 529 | 348 | 210 | 268 | 299 | 244 | 238 | 229 | 192 | 163 | 161 | 134 | 108 | 100 | 140 | 188 | 240 | 228 | 222 | 356 | 238 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:55AM1.75m | 4:17PM1.73m | 4:27AM1.79m | 4:50PM1.77m | 4:58AM1.81m | 5:22PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.27m | 10:19PM0.32m | 10:38AM0.22m | 10:51PM0.30m | 11:09AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 387 | 362 | 126 | 125 | 348 | 210 | 268 | 299 | 244 | 238 | 229 | 192 | 163 | 161 | 134 | 108 | 86 | 68 | 69 | 240 | 228 | 137 | 131 | 238 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 76 | 99 | 242 | 175 | 181 | 173 | 134 | 277 | 164 | 172 | 170 | 52 | 98 | 67 | 96 | 85 | 93 | 140 | 188 | 56 | 57 | 222 | 356 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 425 | 175 | 24 | 113 | — | 41 | — | — | 68 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 51 | 50 | 28 | 47 | 55 | 78 | 77 | 42 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 302 | 343 | 355 | 529 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 80 | 83 | 100 | 136 | 192 | 196 | 176 | 9 | 42 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 90 | 152 | 494 | 212 | 171 | 153 | 104 | 90 | 130 | 90 | 295 | 34 | 55 | 55 |
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