Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 741 | 809 | 1135 | 1652 | 1787 | 1903 | 2225 | 2273 | 2205 | 2342 | 1689 | 1455 | 1676 | 1906 | 1070 | 1545 | 1381 | 1230 | 1302 | 1230 | 1344 | 1432 | 1978 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 | off |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.90m | 4:43AM1.92m | 5:04PM1.96m | 5:11AM1.93m | 5:32PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.14m | 10:38PM0.20m | 10:51AM0.09m | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:19AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 81 | 252 | 234 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 57 | 569 | 650 | 101 | 92 | 1070 | 93 | 135 | 1230 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 1255 | 1978 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | SSW 18 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | S 16 | — | SW 14 | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 199 | 81 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | 61 | — | 101 | — | — | 66 | 5 | — | 54 | — | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 741 | 809 | 1135 | 1652 | 1787 | 1903 | 2225 | 2273 | 2205 | 2342 | 1689 | 1455 | 1676 | 1906 | 664 | 1545 | 1381 | 336 | 1302 | 1230 | 1344 | 1432 | 245 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 458 | 539 | 1412 | 614 | 431 | 428 | 210 | 210 | 256 | 1090 | 1109 | 1109 | 210 | 210 | 153 | 171 | 130 | 338 | 1098 | 338 | 207 | 130 |
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