Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 592 | 549 | 500 | 457 | 419 | 327 | 296 | 269 | 264 | 210 | 197 | 193 | 159 | 150 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 154 | 121 | 172 | 164 | 157 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.75m | 7:06PM1.80m | 7:18AM1.62m | 7:48PM1.66m | 8:04AM1.47m | 8:45PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.24m | 1:17AM0.39m | 1:28PM0.37m | 2:03AM0.53m | 2:17PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 592 | 549 | 500 | 457 | 419 | 327 | 296 | 269 | 264 | 210 | 197 | 193 | 159 | 150 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 154 | 120 | 117 | 115 | 110 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 54 | 40 | 46 | 45 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 81 | 121 | 172 | 164 | 38 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | ESE 4 | S 11 | S 12 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 18 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 157 | 155 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 59 | 90 | 95 | 75 | 55 | 55 | 47 | 38 | 52 | 52 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 212 | 104 | 55 | 104 | 104 | 90 | 90 | 212 | 212 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 892 | 894 | 3 | 0 |
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