Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 294 | 232 | 236 | 208 | 232 | 150 | 16 | 1100 | 1914 | 2276 | 2276 | 1767 | 1357 | 1045 | 771 | 598 | 295 | 424 | 377 | 203 | 180 | 282 | 119 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.10m | 00:57AM1.21m | 1:45PM1.25m | 1:58AM1.37m | 2:23PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.91m | 6:12PM0.91m | 7:28AM0.80m | 7:47PM0.75m | 8:12AM0.62m | 8:24PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 294 | 232 | 236 | 208 | 232 | 46 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1045 | 771 | 598 | 295 | 424 | 377 | 203 | 180 | 282 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 150 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 183 | 6 | 6 | 128 | 138 | 30 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 64 | 136 | 286 | 1100 | 1914 | 2276 | 2276 | 1767 | 1357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 13 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 171 | 104 | 90 | 153 | 34 | 947 | 458 | 586 | 447 | 447 | 892 | 263 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 212 | 212 | 104 | 55 |
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