
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
961 | 954 | 834 | 726 | 641 | 533 | 573 | 502 | 480 | 407 | 342 | 335 | 326 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 240 | 235 | 235 | 230 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:39PM2.00m | 4:54AM1.97m | 5:19PM2.03m | 5:31AM1.94m | 5:58PM2.00m | 6:08AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.11m | 11:02AM0.02m | 11:26PM0.13m | 11:40AM0.04m | 00:04AM0.20m | 12:16PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | |
5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
961 | 954 | 834 | 726 | 641 | 533 | 573 | 502 | 480 | 407 | 342 | 335 | 326 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 240 | 235 | 235 | 230 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 154 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 75 | 99 | 70 | 48 | 137 | 96 | 87 | 57 | 15 | 42 | 71 | 127 | 158 | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
10 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 45 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 263 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 210 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 212 |
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