Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 7 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 139 | 144 | 150 | 153 | 147 | 141 | 165 | 177 | 205 | 102 | 141 | 178 | 223 | 234 | 185 | 235 | 274 | 229 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:00PM2.10m | 4:13AM2.00m | 4:26PM2.05m | 4:39AM1.95m | 4:51PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.01m | 10:15AM0.02m | 10:33PM0.05m | 10:42AM0.09m | 10:59PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 136 | 139 | 144 | 150 | 153 | 47 | 141 | 139 | 106 | 104 | 94 | 128 | 178 | 223 | 234 | 185 | 235 | 274 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 80 | 28 | 38 | 73 | 137 | 147 | 118 | 73 | 68 | 44 | 102 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 76 | 20 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SSW 14 | NE 10 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | E 10 | NNE 5 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 80 | 77 | 26 | 1 | 120 | 4 | — | — | — | 31 | 58 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 46 | 11 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | N 5 | NNE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 149 | 110 | 72 | 89 | 92 | 26 | 111 | 165 | 177 | 205 | 80 | 141 | 29 | 84 | 4 | 26 | — | 110 | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 153 | 171 | 152 | 152 | 177 | 571 | 571 | 490 | 539 | 212 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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