Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 617 | 791 | 1599 | 1721 | 1689 | 1742 | 1786 | 1467 | 1209 | 1059 | 825 | 735 | 623 | 583 | 512 | 446 | 402 | 353 | 338 | 358 | 309 | 309 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:47AM1.42m | 7:02PM1.35m | 7:19AM1.23m | 7:45PM1.17m | 11:04AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.65m | 1:17AM0.75m | 1:30PM0.84m | 2:42AM0.92m | 6:05PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 617 | 129 | 129 | 126 | 102 | 76 | 51 | 50 | 1209 | 937 | 825 | 735 | 89 | 583 | 512 | 446 | 402 | 353 | 338 | 358 | 309 | 309 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 162 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 58 | 129 | 56 | 32 | 33 | 55 | 55 | 95 | 47 | 85 | 70 | 80 | 46 | 57 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 120 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 84 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 44 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 14 | 70 | 12 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 791 | 1599 | 1721 | 1689 | 1742 | 1786 | 1467 | — | 1059 | — | — | 623 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 136 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 571 | 571 | 1415 | 1109 | 1109 | 212 | 130 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 207 | 212 | 212 | 55 | 104 |
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