Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 488 | 422 | 381 | 361 | 323 | 306 | 326 | 316 | 302 | 264 | 266 | 266 | 234 | 234 | 147 | 199 | 165 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 7:45PM1.17m | 11:04AM1.07m | 00:40AM1.16m | 1:25PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM0.92m | 6:05PM0.96m | 7:05AM0.83m | 7:29PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 573 | 488 | 422 | 381 | 361 | 323 | 306 | 326 | 316 | 302 | 264 | 266 | 266 | 234 | 234 | 137 | 199 | 165 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 89 | 85 | 70 | 80 | 70 | 57 | 12 | 22 | 69 | 119 | 157 | 220 | 252 | 226 | 156 | 98 | 89 | 58 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | ESE 8 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 47 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 23 | — | — | 119 | 147 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 105 | — | — | 84 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 55 | 55 | 104 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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