Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 5PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1273 | 963 | 761 | 630 | 464 | 397 | 343 | 239 | 215 | 202 | 242 | 238 | 479 | 839 | 1615 | 4459 | 5942 | 6174 | 4831 | 3396 | 2543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:44AM1.26m | 10:19PM1.25m | 12:02PM1.24m | 00:54AM1.36m | 1:33PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.78m | 5:12AM0.82m | 6:23PM0.76m | 7:13AM0.64m | 7:43PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1273 | 963 | 761 | 630 | 464 | 397 | 343 | 239 | 215 | 161 | 165 | 133 | 130 | 116 | 1615 | 4459 | 5942 | 6174 | 4831 | 3396 | 2543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 110 | 119 | 87 | 293 | 264 | 258 | 210 | 173 | 202 | 242 | 238 | 233 | 191 | 149 | 90 | 151 | 151 | 120 | 121 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | 71 | 102 | 125 | 140 | 187 | 75 | 145 | 213 | 65 | 117 | 226 | 479 | 839 | 184 | 180 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | — | 100 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 55 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 130 | 171 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 90 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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