Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 202 | 225 | 465 | 551 | 612 | 388 | 517 | 405 | 405 | 347 | 599 | 531 | 325 | 435 | 343 | 351 | 289 | 246 | 235 | 198 | 194 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.92m | 3:11AM1.91m | 3:30PM2.07m | 3:42AM2.01m | 4:01PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.22m | 9:05PM0.18m | 9:15AM0.06m | 9:37PM0.06m | 9:46AM-0.04m | 10:07PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 256 | 201 | 225 | 167 | 156 | 130 | 388 | 517 | 405 | 405 | 347 | 60 | 41 | 325 | 19 | 343 | 351 | 289 | 246 | 235 | 198 | 194 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 86 | 202 | 210 | 6 | — | 5 | 130 | 101 | 101 | 86 | 62 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 66 | 123 | 168 | 151 | 140 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 17 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 19 | 465 | 551 | 612 | 34 | 75 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 599 | 531 | 56 | 435 | 78 | 78 | 56 | 12 | 69 | 98 | 97 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 152 | 633 | 764 | 904 | 685 | 180 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 516 | 571 | 463 | 196 | 104 | 104 | 55 | 0 | 539 | 494 | 494 | 55 | 55 |
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