Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 267 | 209 | 404 | 480 | 439 | 411 | 363 | 356 | 356 | 307 | 327 | 253 | 258 | 225 | 216 | 183 | 183 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:47PM2.06m | 5:06AM1.93m | 5:24PM1.92m | 5:45AM1.80m | 6:04PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.05m | 11:12AM0.11m | 11:35PM0.18m | 11:53AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 177 | 267 | 209 | 404 | 480 | 439 | 411 | 363 | 356 | 356 | 307 | 327 | 253 | 258 | 225 | 216 | 183 | 183 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 20 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 44 | 90 | 151 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 41 | 24 | 69 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 22 | SW 21 | E 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | E 9 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 37 | 34 | 69 | 36 | 36 | 88 | 8 | 14 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 83 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | 79 | 54 | 75 | 33 | 74 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1109 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 892 | 894 | 947 | 947 | 921 | 921 |
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