Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (27 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 399 | 753 | 705 | 857 | 770 | 582 | 475 | 451 | 344 | 239 | 233 | 178 | 233 | 425 | 407 | 214 | 204 | 191 | 186 | 176 | 147 | 207 | 258 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:05AM1.56m | 2:31PM1.52m | 2:45AM1.63m | 3:09PM1.60m | 3:22AM1.70m | 3:44PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.49m | 8:32PM0.49m | 8:58AM0.40m | 9:10PM0.41m | 9:33AM0.33m | 9:45PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 399 | 753 | 705 | 857 | 770 | 582 | 475 | 73 | 344 | 239 | 84 | 178 | 233 | 180 | 166 | 214 | 204 | 191 | 186 | 176 | 147 | 149 | 124 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | SSW 15 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 54 | 37 | 37 | 47 | 10 | 2 | — | 451 | 104 | 104 | 233 | 88 | 121 | 425 | 407 | 154 | 96 | 96 | 67 | 67 | 140 | 207 | 258 | 330 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NNE 6 | — |
| kJ | 26 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 44 | 75 | 67 | 42 | 28 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 4 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 99 | 54 | 83 | 46 | 147 | 149 | 27 | 116 | 142 | 207 | 214 | 64 | 57 | 71 | 92 | 87 | 71 | 4 | 69 | 210 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 152 | 90 | 212 | 180 | 428 | 307 | 207 | 171 | 130 | 90 | 90 | 212 | 171 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 34 | 177 | 210 |
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