Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2099 | 1631 | 1343 | 1045 | 867 | 708 | 557 | 484 | 341 | 251 | 216 | 171 | 136 | 110 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 92 | 96 | 175 | 468 | 493 | 380 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:15PM1.26m | 00:35AM1.29m | 1:04PM1.46m | 1:18AM1.47m | 1:36PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30AM0.84m | 6:31PM0.81m | 6:43AM0.68m | 7:15PM0.62m | 7:20AM0.51m | 7:47PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 55 | 54 | 36 | 1045 | 867 | 708 | 557 | 484 | 341 | 251 | 216 | 171 | 136 | 110 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 92 | 96 | 120 | 468 | 493 | 380 | 265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 9 | S 4 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 19 | 15 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 55 | 175 | 122 | 96 | 21 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 25 | 38 | 28 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 10 | S 5 |
| kJ | 2099 | 1631 | 1343 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 34 | 46 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 192 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 55 | 212 | 104 | 55 | 152 | 152 | 104 | 55 | 1067 | 263 | 90 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 447 | 1460 | 210 | 153 | 55 |
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