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 2AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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 17°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sun 5			Monday 6								Tuesday 7								Wed 8
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
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	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 6	SE 10	NE 5	NNE 6	NE 6	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	698	504	427	366	328	270	189	185	151	154	127	104	104	80	79	72	106	101	69	54	54	53	51	77
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		7:04PM1.74m				7:13AM1.63m				7:45PM1.69m				7:58AM1.54m					8:35PM1.62m				8:55AM1.43m
Low Tide				1:11AM0.43m				1:24PM0.36m				1:57AM0.50m					2:09PM0.45m				2:53AM0.58m


	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—
	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	19	18	17	20	22	21	21	20	19	18	18	21	22	21	20	19	18	17	17	20	23
Feels °C	18	18	19	18	16	15	17	18	17	17	17	16	15	15	17	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	16	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	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	NE 6	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	698	504	427	366	328	270	189	185	151	154	127	104	104	80	79	60	60	59	58	54	42	31	31	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	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	E 10	SW 14	SE 9	SW 14	ENE 8
kJ	59	58	58	58	37	37	35	35	34	34	32	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	54	31	51	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	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	SW 14	E 10	SW 14	E 10	SSW 14
kJ	11	10	19	31	9	9	17	14	6	6	6	7	7	6	15	15	6	21	42	54	16	53	17	77
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	N 4	NE 6	NE 5
kJ	—	3	6	9	8	10	16	26	54	73	64	49	55	65	69	72	106	101	69	53	44	9	44	47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	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	Reunion 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
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	212	171	152	90	90	90	104	212	208	171	171	130	130	90	104	212	212	171	152	90	55	55	55	212
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast		Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)		2	3	3	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2	1			2	3	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point 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	Treskostraal West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	8	8	8	8	7	8	7	5	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	7

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