Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 5AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 86 | 106 | 84 | 84 | 126 | 61 | 113 | 88 | 88 | 111 | 136 | 230 | 639 | 1291 | 1177 | 977 | 789 | 502 | 250 | 226 | 235 | 381 | 423 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:24AM1.99m | 3:39PM2.15m | 3:56AM2.03m | 4:13PM2.14m | 4:30AM2.01m | 4:47PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.03m | 10:00AM-0.04m | 10:23PM-0.02m | 10:35AM0.00m | 10:58PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | | | | |  | |  | |  | |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 59 | 57 | 106 | 47 | 47 | 126 | 61 | 113 | 88 | 88 | 111 | 136 | 33 | 44 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 502 | 250 | 142 | 235 | 381 | 423 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | SW 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 86 | 47 | 84 | 84 | 47 | 36 | 28 | 22 | 38 | 49 | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 73 | 184 | 45 | 187 | 125 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | NE 7 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 34 | 42 | 29 | 28 | 46 | 40 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 39 | 29 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 47 | 13 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 57 | 77 | 54 | — | — | 16 | — | 35 | — | — | — | 230 | 639 | 1291 | 1177 | 977 | 789 | — | — | 226 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2439 | 55 | 904 | 55 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 1109 | 447 | 263 | 210 | 210 | 181 | 55 | 893 | 55 | 212 | 171 | 55 |
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