Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 7PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 19 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 637 | 541 | 256 | 206 | 276 | 282 | 320 | 322 | 313 | 338 | 341 | 454 | 566 | 573 | 596 | 509 | 509 | 541 | 566 | 627 | 627 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:25PM2.10m | 4:36AM2.03m | 4:58PM2.14m | 5:08AM2.02m | 5:30PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM-0.01m | 10:31PM0.04m | 10:42AM-0.06m | 11:04PM0.04m | 11:14AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 637 | 541 | 256 | 206 | 276 | 282 | 320 | 307 | 313 | 338 | 341 | 454 | 566 | 573 | 596 | 509 | 509 | 541 | 566 | 627 | 627 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 161 | 126 | 180 | 180 | 136 | 128 | 131 | 94 | 182 | 121 | 119 | 67 | 25 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SW 19 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 96 | 143 | 130 | 96 | 159 | 216 | 322 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 212 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 909 | 171 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 212 | 212 | 171 | 3 |
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