Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 236 | 163 | 161 | 239 | 47 | 738 | 871 | 650 | 408 | 313 | 298 | 688 | 1028 | 1344 | 1001 | 735 | 507 | 411 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:24PM1.52m | 7:35AM1.38m | 8:00PM1.34m | 8:19AM1.20m | 9:19PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM0.62m | 1:45PM0.66m | 2:18AM0.78m | 2:39PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 84 | 84 | 61 | 61 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 163 | 120 | 118 | 313 | 240 | 203 | 1028 | 1344 | 1001 | 735 | 507 | 411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 4 |
| kJ | 140 | 236 | 163 | 161 | 239 | 17 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 151 | 298 | 688 | 138 | 29 | 31 | — | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 53 | 52 | 63 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 32 | 74 | 77 | 69 | — | 140 | 738 | 871 | 650 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 61 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 171 | 90 | 55 | 0 | 494 | 458 | 539 | 263 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 212 | 212 | 104 | 3 |
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