Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3AM is: 2.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 220 | 742 | 309 | 686 | 845 | 1211 | 1751 | 2423 | 3339 | 3325 | 2872 | 2444 | 2133 | 1884 | 1747 | 1343 | 1169 | 976 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:54AM1.57m | 2:24PM1.63m | 2:45AM1.75m | 3:10PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.56m | 8:09AM0.45m | 8:31PM0.38m | 8:55AM0.26m | 9:16PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 60 | 164 | 65 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 60 | 65 | 92 | 90 | 118 | 146 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 190 | 179 | 510 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 160 | 220 | 56 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 47 | 88 | 121 | 165 | 218 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 63 | 58 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 48 | 133 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 233 | 352 | 742 | 309 | 686 | 845 | 1211 | 1751 | 2423 | 3339 | 3325 | 2872 | 2444 | 2133 | 1884 | 1747 | 1343 | 1169 | 976 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 152 | 1067 | 894 | 458 | 458 | 642 | 614 | 263 | 447 | 263 | 263 | 571 | 571 | 1109 | 539 | 1109 | 1109 |
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