Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 87 | 115 | 119 | 179 | 223 | 199 | 188 | 138 | 133 | 129 | 111 | 160 | 220 | 78 | 383 | 791 | 1939 | 2924 | 2911 | 2626 | 2451 | 2111 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.26m | 00:36AM1.41m | 1:23PM1.41m | 1:54AM1.57m | 2:24PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.75m | 5:51PM0.71m | 7:03AM0.64m | 7:31PM0.56m | 8:09AM0.45m | 8:31PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 83 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 65 | 89 | 62 | 61 | 86 | 33 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 66 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 117 | 83 | 115 | 82 | 179 | 223 | 199 | 188 | 138 | 133 | 129 | 111 | 160 | 220 | 57 | 14 | 6 | 10 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 78 | 80 | 119 | 40 | 23 | 21 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 63 | 58 | 78 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 41 | 46 | 48 | 61 | 84 | 77 | 80 | 113 | 2 | 133 | 383 | 791 | 1939 | 2924 | 2911 | 2626 | 2451 | 2111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 90 | 212 | 428 | 428 | 346 | 208 | 171 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 458 | 55 | 1235 | 177 | 947 | 458 | 458 | 571 | 539 | 539 | 447 | 447 |
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