Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 849 | 917 | 1007 | 1091 | 926 | 861 | 735 | 547 | 1308 | 480 | 487 | 499 | 443 | 1325 | 1305 | 1268 | 1209 | 1074 | 930 | 816 | 702 | 363 | 363 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:14PM1.87m | 6:28AM1.75m | 7:01PM1.78m | 7:13AM1.63m | 7:52PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.15m | 00:21AM0.30m | 12:39PM0.23m | 1:09AM0.42m | 1:25PM0.35m | 2:01AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 849 | 917 | 1007 | 1091 | 926 | 861 | 735 | 547 | 102 | 12 | 297 | 233 | 273 | 1325 | 1305 | 1268 | 1209 | 1074 | 930 | 816 | 702 | 363 | 363 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 50 | 22 | 22 | 147 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 164 | 81 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 19 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 37 | 8 | 61 | 61 | 66 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | E 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | 7 | — | 6 | 52 | 87 | 1308 | 480 | 487 | 499 | 443 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 212 | 179 | 55 | 0 | 152 | 210 | 210 | 494 | 595 | 263 | 193 | 153 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 921 | 921 | 764 | 90 | 152 | 152 | 152 |
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