Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 6PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 232 | 197 | 220 | 253 | 679 | 509 | 1830 | 2725 | 2612 | 2252 | 1976 | 1586 | 1347 | 1170 | 1057 | 964 | 842 | 784 | 748 | 678 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:06AM1.22m | 11:09PM1.28m | 12:13PM1.21m | 00:56AM1.31m | 1:40PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM0.79m | 5:47AM0.80m | 6:21PM0.80m | 7:22AM0.72m | 7:42PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 232 | 232 | 197 | 64 | 253 | 132 | 127 | 121 | 99 | 76 | 58 | 216 | 368 | 480 | 604 | 582 | 589 | 498 | 784 | 748 | 678 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 22 | ENE 7 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 137 | 85 | 82 | 164 | 56 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 78 | 43 | 31 | 20 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 411 | 334 | 305 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 10 | E 8 | SW 22 | SSW 22 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 56 | 121 | 220 | 164 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 39 | 54 | 185 | 3 | 679 | 509 | 1830 | 2725 | 2612 | 2252 | 1976 | 1586 | 1347 | 1170 | 1057 | 964 | 842 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 571 | 458 | 571 | 614 | 539 | 210 | 209 | 153 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 893 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
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