Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 6PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1055 | 870 | 610 | 476 | 369 | 361 | 354 | 347 | 347 | 300 | 256 | 251 | 259 | 287 | 203 | 258 | 226 | 220 | 148 | 142 | 140 |
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 | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.77m | 2:15AM1.73m | 2:34PM1.93m | 2:48AM1.87m | 3:04PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.34m | 8:18AM0.23m | 8:43PM0.19m | 8:50AM0.10m | 9:13PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 449 | 434 | 379 | 371 | 369 | 228 | 354 | 347 | 347 | 300 | 256 | 251 | 259 | 287 | 203 | 169 | 165 | 132 | 129 | 129 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | E 10 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 361 | 152 | 48 | 47 | 32 | 51 | 58 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 39 | 226 | 220 | 47 | 26 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | E 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 36 | 59 | 34 | 32 | 84 | 139 | 24 | 195 | 178 | 258 | 31 | 31 | 148 | 142 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | SW 2 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1055 | 870 | 610 | 476 | 363 | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 44 | 80 | 44 | 23 | 17 | 87 | 55 | 69 | — | 1 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 490 | 593 | 593 | 256 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 593 | 894 | 212 | 212 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 104 | 212 | 894 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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