Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SW 14 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 189 | 157 | 189 | 209 | 133 | 207 | 207 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 123 | 162 | 170 | 166 | 132 | 202 | 140 | 127 | 128 | 829 | 2725 | 2981 |
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-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:26AM1.44m | 6:38PM1.38m | 7:08AM1.27m | 7:28PM1.22m | 9:16AM1.15m | 10:50PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.52m | 12:32PM0.65m | 00:56AM0.69m | 1:17PM0.82m | 2:12AM0.85m | 4:01PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | SSW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 194 | 189 | 157 | 71 | 68 | 133 | 207 | 207 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 97 | 79 | 162 | 170 | 166 | 132 | 202 | 140 | 127 | 128 | 82 | 39 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 140 | 118 | 79 | 189 | 154 | 73 | 31 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 30 | 125 | 123 | 73 | 45 | 33 | 22 | 82 | 107 | 108 | 51 | 50 | 36 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 43 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 57 | 84 | 116 | 79 | 84 | 13 | 7 | 102 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 44 | 66 | 171 | 209 | 190 | 3 | 74 | 119 | 121 | 118 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 32 | 78 | 53 | 116 | 3 | 84 | 829 | 2725 | 2981 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 152 | 152 | 171 | 196 | 571 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 210 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 212 | 212 | 171 | 3 | 3 | 104 | 104 | 1067 | 1067 | 1067 |
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