Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (15 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 874 | 733 | 627 | 608 | 599 | 507 | 507 | 499 | 499 | 492 | 659 | 334 | 263 | 240 | 555 | 449 | 426 | 345 | 281 | 281 | 238 | 194 | 168 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:11PM1.82m | 3:32AM1.95m | 3:57PM1.90m | 4:17AM1.96m | 4:42PM1.93m | 5:01AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.16m | 9:45AM0.12m | 10:03PM0.12m | 10:28AM0.09m | 10:49PM0.14m | 11:11AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 |
| kJ | 874 | 733 | 627 | 608 | 599 | 507 | 507 | 499 | 499 | 492 | 659 | 334 | 263 | 156 | 555 | 449 | 426 | 345 | 281 | 281 | 238 | 194 | 156 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | S 15 | S 9 |
| kJ | 71 | 44 | 24 | 37 | 33 | 30 | 56 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 31 | 240 | 38 | 35 | 43 | 10 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 168 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | E 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 83 | 124 | 17 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 77 | 123 | 108 | 97 | 94 | 69 | — | 11 | 27 | 36 | 128 | 142 | 172 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | 28 | 32 | 27 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 104 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 614 | 177 | 153 | 130 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 263 | 212 | 90 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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