Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 10PM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 568 | 512 | 1165 | 1112 | 1023 | 848 | 917 | 653 | 2069 | 3386 | 4528 | 4584 | 3647 | 2687 | 2127 | 1781 | 1097 | 1065 | 915 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:52PM1.62m | 3:00AM1.70m | 3:18PM1.78m | 3:26AM1.84m | 3:44PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM0.43m | 9:07AM0.29m | 9:21PM0.28m | 9:33AM0.16m | 9:48PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 568 | 512 | 1165 | 1112 | 1023 | 848 | 917 | 501 | 2069 | 3386 | 4528 | 4584 | 3647 | 2687 | 2127 | 1781 | 1097 | 1065 | 915 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 20 | S 18 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 12 | — | SE 13 | — | — | S 17 | ESE 6 | S 17 |
| kJ | 80 | 337 | 45 | 32 | 19 | 20 | 132 | 653 | 6 | — | — | 14 | — | 7 | — | — | 373 | 51 | 288 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 291 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 24 | 36 | 29 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 77 | 102 | 151 | 123 | 172 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 539 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 153 | 210 | 55 | 55 | 90 | 0 | 90 | 104 | 212 | 904 | 909 | 1060 | 904 | 892 |
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