Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1150 | 1243 | 1087 | 978 | 943 | 763 | 739 | 723 | 716 | 649 | 809 | 1045 | 982 | 1277 | 1592 | 1698 | 1850 | 1597 | 1533 | 1794 | 1641 | 1188 | 691 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 | 4:07PM1.81m | 4:15AM1.86m | 4:36PM1.90m | 4:43AM1.92m | 5:04PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.22m | 10:09PM0.26m | 10:24AM0.14m | 10:38PM0.20m | 10:51AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 108 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 79 | 79 | 252 | 256 | 61 | 309 | 70 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 66 | 61 | 54 | 99 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | SSW 18 | E 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 256 | 252 | 193 | 239 | 233 | 226 | 229 | 111 | 196 | 81 | 60 | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 61 | 63 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 106 | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1150 | 1243 | 1087 | 978 | 943 | 763 | 739 | 723 | 716 | 649 | 809 | 1045 | 982 | 1277 | 1592 | 1698 | 1850 | 1597 | 1533 | 1794 | 1641 | 1188 | 691 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 207 | 207 | 310 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 177 | 55 | 210 | 539 | 614 | 614 | 447 | 263 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 447 | 1109 | 1109 | 210 | 153 |
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