Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1889 | 2702 | 2756 | 2255 | 2527 | 1109 | 802 | 625 | 555 | 492 | 326 | 227 | 325 | 271 | 119 | 135 | 137 | 229 | 298 | 452 | 568 | 612 | 1165 |
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 | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 1:45PM1.25m | 1:58AM1.37m | 2:23PM1.44m | 2:32AM1.54m | 2:52PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.80m | 7:47PM0.75m | 8:12AM0.62m | 8:24PM0.59m | 8:41AM0.45m | 8:54PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1657 | 1109 | 802 | 625 | 555 | 492 | 326 | 227 | 325 | 271 | 119 | 135 | 94 | 111 | 298 | 452 | 568 | 612 | 1165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 153 | 170 | 6 | 28 | 80 | 87 | 137 | 229 | 90 | 61 | 59 | 42 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 46 | 37 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 106 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | 1889 | 2702 | 2756 | 2255 | 2527 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 24 | 24 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 586 | 447 | 477 | 892 | 210 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 104 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 90 | 210 | 210 | 130 | 55 | 0 |
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