Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 376 | 425 | 322 | 307 | 289 | 256 | 198 | 186 | 133 | 169 | 172 | 250 | 304 | 351 | 331 | 331 | 534 | 47 | 366 | 432 |
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 | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:12PM2.00m | 3:23AM1.97m | 3:38PM2.12m | 3:51AM2.04m | 4:06PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM0.14m | 9:19PM0.10m | 9:26AM0.02m | 9:46PM0.01m | 9:54AM-0.05m | 10:14PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 326 | 376 | 425 | 322 | 307 | 289 | 256 | 198 | 186 | 133 | 97 | 98 | 250 | 304 | 351 | 80 | 331 | 64 | 47 | 33 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 55 | 42 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 86 | 127 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 331 | 71 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | E 11 | E 7 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 24 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 55 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 26 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 13 | 52 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 77 | 54 | 50 | 110 | 169 | 172 | 164 | 113 | 80 | 175 | — | 534 | 224 | 366 | 432 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 771 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 130 | 90 | 55 | 210 | 614 | 338 | 171 | 104 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 1067 | 1060 | 947 | 894 |
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