Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 711 | 573 | 475 | 371 | 294 | 232 | 236 | 256 | 232 | 150 | 16 | 1193 | 2053 | 2269 | 1916 | 1420 | 952 | 651 | 503 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-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-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:19PM1.18m | 11:46AM1.10m | 00:57AM1.21m | 1:45PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.84m | 4:29AM0.91m | 6:12PM0.91m | 7:28AM0.80m | 7:47PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 711 | 573 | 475 | 371 | 294 | 232 | 236 | 256 | 232 | 150 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 96 | 65 | 503 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 121 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 8 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 30 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 53 | 44 | 217 | 1193 | 2053 | 2269 | 1916 | 1420 | 952 | 651 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 196 | 55 | 55 | 104 | 171 | 104 | 90 | 171 | 3 | 642 | 615 | 494 | 210 | 539 | 962 | 494 | 55 | 0 |
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