Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 138 | 111 | 159 | 155 | 148 | 131 | 123 | 119 | 148 | 137 | 134 | 101 | 99 | 97 | 78 | 137 | 266 | 326 | 376 | 419 | 384 | 307 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.66m | 2:30AM1.70m | 2:46PM1.84m | 2:57AM1.85m | 3:12PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.45m | 8:26PM0.41m | 8:35AM0.28m | 8:52PM0.24m | 9:00AM0.14m | 9:19PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 143 | 138 | 111 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 104 | 82 | 105 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 101 | 99 | 97 | 78 | 76 | 266 | 326 | 376 | 419 | 384 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 106 | 48 | 83 | 66 | 71 | 75 | 78 | 90 | 84 | 64 | 129 | 129 | 95 | 89 | 81 | 55 | 55 | 59 | 44 | 42 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 85 | 129 | 84 | 159 | 155 | 148 | 131 | 123 | 119 | 148 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 137 | 54 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 23 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 47 | 28 | 49 | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 71 | 103 | 120 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 152 | 212 | 212 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 55 | 494 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 171 |
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