Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 327 | 276 | 276 | 230 | 189 | 189 | 153 | 146 | 143 | 140 | 113 | 111 | 140 | 236 | 163 | 161 | 431 | 49 | 760 | 1057 | 836 | 671 | 493 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36AM1.72m | 6:56PM1.70m | 7:04AM1.55m | 7:24PM1.52m | 7:35AM1.38m | 8:00PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM0.31m | 1:04AM0.45m | 1:12PM0.48m | 1:35AM0.62m | 1:45PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 327 | 276 | 276 | 230 | 189 | 189 | 153 | 146 | 143 | 140 | 113 | 111 | 86 | 84 | 80 | 58 | 60 | 49 | 34 | 129 | 156 | 116 | 493 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 48 | 24 | 16 | 140 | 236 | 163 | 161 | 188 | 19 | 10 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 53 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 48 | 85 | 10 | — | 53 | 26 | 45 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 28 | 3 | — | 19 | 46 | 60 | 117 | 110 | 80 | 77 | — | 1 | 25 | 71 | 95 | 90 | 431 | 209 | 760 | 1057 | 836 | 671 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 0 | 894 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 212 | 171 | 90 | 55 | 458 | 494 | 458 | 892 | 447 | 130 | 0 |
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