Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 501 | 694 | 727 | 1083 | 1132 | 984 | 842 | 786 | 818 | 730 | 730 | 710 | 637 | 557 | 434 | 503 | 422 | 392 | 447 | 612 | 524 | 708 | 612 |
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-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:47PM1.88m | 5:57AM1.75m | 6:11PM1.72m | 6:22AM1.59m | 6:35PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.14m | 11:54PM0.24m | 12:03PM0.29m | 00:19AM0.39m | 12:28PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 501 | 694 | 55 | 50 | 29 | 984 | 842 | 786 | 818 | 730 | 730 | 710 | 637 | 557 | 434 | 377 | 384 | 392 | 283 | 373 | 277 | 521 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | E 10 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 63 | 59 | 96 | — | — | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 26 | 25 | 45 | 40 | 394 | 338 | 8 | 271 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 13 | S 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | NNE 6 | — | SW 15 | SW 12 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 26 | 15 | — | 58 | 34 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 78 | 259 | 727 | 1083 | 1132 | 361 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 299 | 503 | 422 | 348 | 447 | 612 | 524 | 708 | 612 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 153 | 104 | 614 | 55 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1060 | 1060 | 1109 | 1098 | 1098 | 210 | 210 | 153 | 207 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
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