Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 191 | 381 | 953 | 1004 | 946 | 774 | 939 | 1540 | 2367 | 2616 | 2512 | 2041 | 1791 | 1564 | 1359 | 1179 | 1144 | 1011 | 987 | 1034 | 1121 | 1077 | 1044 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:14AM1.36m | 11:07PM1.51m | 11:50AM1.36m | 00:35AM1.56m | 1:14PM1.47m | 1:46AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.60m | 5:38AM0.63m | 5:59PM0.58m | 7:01AM0.54m | 7:20PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 62 | 82 | 381 | 953 | 1004 | 946 | 774 | 939 | 1540 | 2367 | 2616 | 2512 | 2041 | 1791 | 1564 | 1359 | 1179 | 1144 | 1011 | 987 | 1034 | 1121 | 1077 | 1044 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 67 | 191 | 74 | 66 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 52 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 33 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 571 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 447 | 210 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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