Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 563 | 374 | 623 | 744 | 1279 | 1524 | 1275 | 1043 | 938 | 904 | 859 | 769 | 700 | 720 | 919 | 970 | 963 | 1592 | 2040 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 9:39PM0.34m | 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 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | E 10 | 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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 563 | 92 | 288 | 277 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 252 | 256 | 318 | 309 | 49 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 92 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 256 | 252 | 193 | 239 | 233 | 226 | 229 | 111 | 196 | 81 | 61 | 61 | 67 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 143 | 374 | 623 | 744 | 1279 | 1524 | 1275 | 1043 | 938 | 904 | 859 | 769 | 700 | 720 | 919 | 970 | 963 | 1592 | 2040 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1109 | 599 | 593 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 130 | 210 | 494 | 494 | 614 | 614 | 447 | 428 |
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