Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NNE 6 | S 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 132 | 135 | 138 | 143 | 146 | 146 | 150 | 146 | 116 | 129 | 86 | 159 | 155 | 148 | 87 | 123 | 166 | 167 | 160 | 157 | 103 | 99 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:33AM1.34m | 1:56PM1.46m | 2:03AM1.53m | 2:21PM1.66m | 2:30AM1.70m | 2:46PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.64m | 8:00PM0.59m | 8:09AM0.45m | 8:26PM0.41m | 8:35AM0.28m | 8:52PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 135 | 132 | 135 | 138 | 143 | 146 | 146 | 150 | 146 | 116 | 89 | 83 | 65 | 71 | 75 | 82 | 80 | 166 | 167 | 160 | 157 | 103 | 99 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 20 | 106 | 64 | 86 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 78 | 63 | 65 | 148 | 129 | 95 | 95 | 87 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 42 | 41 | 85 | 129 | 85 | 159 | 155 | 148 | 25 | 123 | 119 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 43 | 68 | 49 | 87 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 39 | 34 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 1060 | 212 | 212 | 3 | 3 | 152 | 152 | 104 | 212 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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