Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 6AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 625 | 492 | 432 | 432 | 207 | 180 | 271 | 90 | 135 | 157 | 229 | 376 | 452 | 568 | 413 | 1165 | 1112 | 1011 | 848 | 679 | 565 | 1259 | 1591 | 2827 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.37m | 2:23PM1.44m | 2:32AM1.54m | 2:52PM1.62m | 3:00AM1.70m | 3:18PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.62m | 8:24PM0.59m | 8:41AM0.45m | 8:54PM0.43m | 9:07AM0.29m | 9:21PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 625 | 492 | 432 | 432 | 207 | 180 | 271 | 90 | 135 | 94 | 94 | 376 | 452 | 568 | 301 | 1165 | 1112 | 1011 | 848 | 679 | 326 | 1259 | 1591 | 2827 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 170 | 167 | 28 | 80 | 87 | 157 | 229 | 82 | 80 | 59 | 413 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 46 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 59 | 45 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 14 | — | — | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 35 | 62 | — | 13 | 29 | 25 | 565 | — | — | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 104 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 447 | 499 | 130 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 310 | 0 | 210 | 90 |
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