Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 476 | 558 | 844 | 972 | 951 | 919 | 745 | 568 | 452 | 441 | 348 | 348 | 344 | 256 | 229 | 462 | 82 | 115 | 115 | 83 | 87 | 92 | 83 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:52PM1.48m | 10:17AM1.32m | 11:06PM1.44m | 11:40AM1.31m | 00:17AM1.44m | 12:52PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15PM0.58m | 4:12AM0.71m | 4:27PM0.66m | 5:30AM0.71m | 5:45PM0.68m | 6:40AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — |
 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 476 | 558 | 844 | 972 | 951 | 919 | 745 | 568 | 452 | 441 | 348 | 348 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 54 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 64 | 50 | 50 | 74 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 50 | 56 | 18 | 344 | 256 | 229 | 86 | 82 | 115 | 115 | 83 | 87 | 92 | 83 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 6 | SE 11 | SW 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 18 | NE 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 39 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 5 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 19 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | — | SW 2 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 119 | 136 | 113 | 113 | 100 | 164 | 124 | — | — | 88 | 96 | 76 | 107 | — | 2 | 462 | 74 | 85 | 82 | 53 | 52 | 42 | 35 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 3 | 212 | 196 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 152 | 571 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 904 |
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