Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 218 | 280 | 494 | 336 | 453 | 485 | 730 | 849 | 917 | 1007 | 1091 | 1045 | 893 | 735 | 547 | 1025 | 478 | 306 | 377 | 390 | 1484 | 1484 | 1442 |
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 | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:28PM1.92m | 5:44AM1.85m | 6:14PM1.87m | 6:28AM1.75m | 7:01PM1.78m | 7:13AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM0.10m | 11:35PM0.20m | 11:54AM0.15m | 00:21AM0.30m | 12:39PM0.23m | 1:09AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 187 | 218 | 150 | 494 | 336 | 453 | 485 | 730 | 849 | 917 | 1007 | 1091 | 1045 | 893 | 735 | 547 | 144 | 478 | 297 | 289 | 390 | 14 | 1484 | 1442 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 9 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 170 | 79 | 280 | 28 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 37 | 23 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 147 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SSW 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | S 8 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | SSW 19 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 70 | 66 | 5 | 48 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | 4 | 37 | 8 | 61 | 61 | 66 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | E 4 | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 37 | — | 5 | — | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 82 | 1025 | 232 | 306 | 377 | 378 | 1484 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 499 | 210 | 90 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 212 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 210 | 494 | 614 | 447 | 210 | 153 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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