Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 5PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 19 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1962 | 1681 | 1528 | 1331 | 1263 | 1065 | 842 | 743 | 673 | 572 | 252 | 206 | 320 | 327 | 314 | 353 | 404 | 389 | 492 | 502 | 530 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:49PM2.00m | 4:02AM1.99m | 4:25PM2.10m | 4:36AM2.03m | 4:58PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.10m | 9:55PM0.10m | 10:09AM-0.01m | 10:31PM0.04m | 10:42AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 227 | 167 | 161 | 150 | 1263 | 1065 | 842 | 743 | 673 | 572 | 252 | 206 | 320 | 327 | 314 | 353 | 404 | 389 | 492 | 502 | 530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 26 | S 24 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 12 | 20 | 74 | 98 | 123 | 130 | 161 | 123 | 217 | 180 | 136 | 128 | 131 | 322 | 182 | 121 | 119 | 67 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 20 | E 11 | SW 19 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 22 | 53 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 22 | 96 | 146 | 130 | 96 | 159 | 218 | 33 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1962 | 1681 | 1528 | 1331 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1109 | 1109 | 1109 | 207 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 212 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 904 | 904 | 104 | 55 |
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