Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 148 | 131 | 123 | 119 | 148 | 137 | 134 | 123 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 137 | 266 | 326 | 376 | 425 | 322 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.66m | 2:30AM1.70m | 2:46PM1.84m | 2:57AM1.85m | 3:12PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26PM0.41m | 8:35AM0.28m | 8:52PM0.24m | 9:00AM0.14m | 9:19PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 84 | 137 | 82 | 84 | 105 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 123 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 76 | 266 | 326 | 376 | 425 | 322 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 71 | 75 | 78 | 92 | 63 | 148 | 129 | 129 | 95 | 89 | 81 | 55 | 55 | 73 | 68 | 42 | 41 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 155 | 148 | 131 | 123 | 119 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 137 | 54 | 49 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 29 | 39 | 10 | — | 9 | 35 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 30 | 17 | 60 | 114 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 55 | 55 | 346 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 171 | 212 |
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