Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 157 | 155 | 133 | 89 | 88 | 118 | 125 | 156 | 151 | 96 | 87 | 117 | 115 | 92 | 119 | 179 | 223 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:45PM1.50m | 9:16AM1.31m | 10:26PM1.37m | 11:33AM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.53m | 3:10AM0.68m | 3:38PM0.68m | 5:06AM0.75m | 5:51PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 115 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 30 | 25 | 155 | 133 | 89 | 88 | 118 | 125 | 156 | 151 | 96 | 87 | 117 | 115 | 83 | 82 | 179 | 223 | 199 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 164 | 157 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 55 | 77 | 80 | 119 | 41 | 23 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 9 | 35 | 45 | 46 | 50 | 40 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 20 | 36 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 34 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 210 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 543 | 428 | 539 | 152 |
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