Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 198 | 186 | 133 | 114 | 175 | 250 | 375 | 351 | 331 | 336 | 452 | 52 | 453 | 828 | 719 | 666 | 744 | 818 | 978 | 799 | 701 | 759 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:38PM2.12m | 3:51AM2.04m | 4:06PM2.18m | 4:19AM2.06m | 4:35PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.02m | 9:46PM0.01m | 9:54AM-0.05m | 10:14PM-0.04m | 10:22AM-0.07m | 10:43PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 256 | 198 | 186 | 133 | 97 | 97 | 250 | 113 | 351 | 331 | 336 | 64 | 52 | 16 | 19 | 70 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | SW 16 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 86 | 127 | 47 | 375 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | NNE 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 39 | 32 | 63 | 114 | 175 | 178 | 241 | 78 | 88 | — | 452 | 174 | 453 | 828 | 719 | 666 | 744 | 818 | 978 | 799 | 701 | 759 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 55 | 210 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 90 | 55 | 152 | 90 | 0 | 1067 | 1067 | 947 | 642 | 642 | 513 | 593 | 210 | 210 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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