Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 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) | E 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 319 | 360 | 438 | 399 | 371 | 288 | 263 | 209 | 239 | 389 | 450 | 428 | 722 | 699 | 711 | 1165 | 757 | 1034 | 1212 | 1230 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:57PM2.12m | 5:07AM1.99m | 5:23PM2.02m | 5:33AM1.89m | 5:47PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM-0.05m | 11:03PM0.04m | 11:11AM0.02m | 11:29PM0.12m | 11:38AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 99 | 76 | 360 | 438 | 399 | 88 | 109 | 263 | 75 | 132 | 389 | 450 | 428 | 66 | 64 | 711 | 761 | 757 | 790 | 825 | 861 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 19 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 71 | 319 | 53 | 51 | 36 | 371 | 288 | 33 | 191 | 167 | 118 | 121 | 62 | 173 | 147 | 59 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 50 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 61 | 7 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 6 | NE 9 | N 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 59 | 257 | 109 | 136 | 38 | 38 | 176 | 209 | 239 | 190 | 159 | 144 | 722 | 699 | 207 | 1165 | 102 | 1034 | 1212 | 1230 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 212 | 212 | 571 | 1066 | 904 | 904 | 892 | 892 | 571 | 571 | 431 | 431 | 310 | 152 | 104 | 212 | 90 | 212 | 104 | 104 |
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