Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 348 | 563 | 493 | 360 | 655 | 1270 | 1581 | 1223 | 1021 | 923 | 818 | 865 | 823 | 685 | 685 | 787 | 1119 | 887 | 1088 | 1628 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:38PM1.70m | 3:47AM1.78m | 4:07PM1.81m | 4:15AM1.86m | 4:36PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.33m | 9:39PM0.34m | 9:56AM0.22m | 10:09PM0.26m | 10:24AM0.14m | 10:38PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 261 | 348 | 563 | 493 | 288 | 277 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 79 | 79 | 252 | 256 | 61 | 309 | 293 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 71 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 110 | 256 | 252 | 193 | 242 | 233 | 229 | 229 | 113 | 252 | 81 | 81 | — | 64 | 70 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 115 | 113 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 70 | 119 | 220 | 360 | 655 | 1270 | 1581 | 1223 | 1021 | 923 | 818 | 865 | 823 | 685 | 685 | 787 | 1119 | 887 | 1088 | 1628 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 1109 | 1109 | 1109 | 1109 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 183 | 210 | 346 | 256 | 210 | 171 | 210 | 263 | 539 | 539 | 614 | 428 | 256 |
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