Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mapelane today (06 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (06 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 6							Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8								Thu 9
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 5	SE 10	SE 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	NE 8	SSW 14	NE 5	ENE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	328	270	189	185	151	154	127	104	104	80	79	77	98	85	63	54	54	53	78	101	80	62	114	95
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide		7:13AM1.63m				7:45PM1.69m				7:58AM1.54m					8:35PM1.62m				8:55AM1.43m				9:41PM1.54m
Low Tide				1:24PM0.36m				1:57AM0.50m					2:09PM0.45m				2:53AM0.58m				3:08PM0.54m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41
	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	20	22	21	21	20	19	18	18	21	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	20	23	21	20	18	17
Feels °C	16	14	17	18	17	17	17	16	15	15	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	17	19	17	16	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8
kJ	328	270	189	185	151	154	127	104	104	80	79	77	60	59	58	54	54	30	31	31	32	26	114	95
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	37	37	35	35	34	34	32	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	54	54	53	78	77	80	32	81	82
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 15	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	9	9	17	14	6	6	6	7	7	6	15	15	6	21	42	16	16	17	17	17	17	42	33	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 8	NE 5	NE 5	N 3	—
kJ	11	11	16	26	54	67	64	53	47	61	58	60	98	85	63	42	34	29	30	101	49	62	8	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mapelane KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	90	90	104	212	208	171	171	130	130	90	104	212	208	171	152	90	55	55	55	212	171	104	90	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2	1			1	1	2	1	1	1		1	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Puertecillo Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Greenmeadows New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cyclops Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cloudbreak Fiji	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines
Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	8	9	9	9	9

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