Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapuzi today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapuzi at 8PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mapuzi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 289 | 451 | 411 | 413 | 282 | 219 | 160 | 160 | 129 | 132 | 108 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 90 | 264 | 121 | 210 | 117 | 173 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:13PM0.92m | 00:35AM0.99m | 1:24PM1.08m | 1:26AM1.14m | 1:53PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.79m | 7:03AM0.66m | 7:27PM0.64m | 7:38AM0.50m | 7:57PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 5 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | E 9 |
| kJ | 289 | 252 | 223 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 160 | 160 | 129 | 132 | 108 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 14 | 81 | 51 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 226 | 451 | 411 | 413 | 282 | 219 | 172 | 111 | 101 | 57 | 56 | 15 | 57 | 21 | 11 | 23 | 121 | 82 | 16 | 16 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 21 | SSW 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 23 | 25 | 49 | 60 | 56 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 264 | 31 | 210 | 117 | 173 | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 111 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 975 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 291 | 430 | 291 | 291 | 40 |
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