Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 861 | 783 | 742 | 657 | 600 | 624 | 551 | 522 | 470 | 404 | 402 | 396 | 390 | 229 | 293 | 155 | 276 | 83 | 120 | 116 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 1:40PM1.30m | 2:00AM1.43m | 2:29PM1.44m | 2:42AM1.55m | 3:06PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM0.70m | 8:16AM0.59m | 8:30PM0.57m | 8:55AM0.45m | 9:07PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 861 | 783 | 742 | 657 | 600 | 624 | 551 | 522 | 470 | 404 | 335 | 266 | 206 | 179 | 132 | 88 | 69 | 70 | 45 | 31 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 546 | 498 | 411 | 334 | 334 | 301 | 297 | 233 | 281 | 342 | 402 | 396 | 390 | 175 | 155 | 117 | 276 | 83 | 120 | 116 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 229 | 293 | 155 | 82 | 83 | 79 | 38 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 674 | 576 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 18 | 34 | 48 | 56 | 47 | 55 | 59 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 539 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 909 | 904 | 633 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 171 | 90 | 212 | 104 | 3 | 0 |
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