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) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 6AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| 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) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 586 | 583 | 502 | 426 | 364 | 442 | 459 | 388 | 361 | 378 | 308 | 308 | 382 | 515 | 677 | 664 | 661 | 649 | 601 | 559 | 559 | 522 | 522 | 522 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:12AM1.64m | 6:42PM1.59m | 6:52AM1.56m | 7:28PM1.54m | 7:40AM1.48m | 8:25PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:26PM0.39m | 00:46AM0.53m | 1:08PM0.46m | 1:35AM0.61m | 1:58PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 318 | 583 | 502 | 426 | 364 | 297 | 263 | 388 | 361 | 378 | 308 | 308 | 265 | 515 | 677 | 664 | 661 | 649 | 601 | 559 | 559 | 522 | 522 | 522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 586 | 210 | 151 | 135 | 84 | 79 | 94 | 206 | 190 | 190 | 186 | 204 | 382 | 225 | 286 | 236 | 173 | 126 | 98 | 88 | 66 | 65 | 71 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 64 | 61 | 62 | 80 | 79 | 55 | 33 | 112 | 87 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 92 | 60 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 882 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 181 | 442 | 459 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 55 | 1067 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 90 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 764 | 212 | 90 | 3 |
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