Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 10PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 306 | 338 | 351 | 343 | 302 | 266 | 271 | 271 | 234 | 241 | 132 | 199 | 163 | 135 | 132 | 135 | 138 | 143 | 146 | 150 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:04AM1.07m | 00:40AM1.16m | 1:25PM1.26m | 1:33AM1.34m | 1:56PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM0.96m | 7:05AM0.83m | 7:29PM0.78m | 7:43AM0.64m | 8:00PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 306 | 338 | 351 | 343 | 302 | 266 | 271 | 271 | 234 | 241 | 112 | 199 | 163 | 135 | 132 | 135 | 138 | 143 | 146 | 150 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 22 | 69 | 119 | 157 | 220 | 252 | 226 | 156 | 147 | 89 | 58 | 53 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | S 17 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 23 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 75 | 3 | 3 | 32 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 132 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 212 | 212 | 104 | 55 | 57 | 3 | 55 | 55 | 571 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 921 | 212 | 212 | 104 |
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