Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 724 | 724 | 722 | 635 | 502 | 441 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 384 | 325 | 266 | 270 | 305 | 273 | 509 | 480 | 1168 | 1114 | 1421 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.72m | 6:22AM1.59m | 6:35PM1.54m | 6:47AM1.42m | 7:02PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:03PM0.29m | 00:19AM0.39m | 12:28PM0.47m | 00:45AM0.56m | 12:54PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 724 | 724 | 722 | 635 | 502 | 441 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 384 | 325 | 201 | 270 | 305 | 273 | 380 | 480 | 809 | 1114 | 1421 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 20 | 25 | 46 | 61 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 38 | 266 | 239 | 164 | 177 | 182 | 132 | 126 | 99 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 6 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 67 | 4 | 55 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 118 | 201 | 196 | 159 | 126 | 60 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 8 | — | S 9 | SW 4 | SSE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 66 | 240 | 263 | 193 | 149 | 226 | 227 | 226 | 132 | — | 227 | — | 509 | 34 | 1168 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 947 | 55 | 947 | 539 | 458 | 447 | 55 | 0 | 210 | 614 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1109 | 210 |
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