Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 508 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 575 | 549 | 551 | 568 | 696 | 742 | 742 | 742 | 821 | 940 | 863 | 775 | 675 | 627 | 755 | 772 | 688 | 688 | 618 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:17AM1.43m | 7:52PM1.33m | 9:05AM1.24m | 10:43PM1.21m | 12:09PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM0.66m | 2:22AM0.75m | 3:45PM0.84m | 5:19AM0.79m | 6:33PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 508 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 575 | 549 | 551 | 568 | 696 | 742 | 742 | 742 | 14 | 14 | 863 | 775 | 675 | 627 | 755 | 772 | 688 | 688 | 618 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 46 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 61 | — | — | 821 | 940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 447 | 894 | 428 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 571 | 1109 | 210 | 90 | 90 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 171 | 3 |
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