Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.2° C

Mapelane surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mapelane today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 7AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Evening (23 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s

Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 7	S 9	SSW 10	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	314	272	236	232	197	197	220	253	679	677	1979	2864	3497	3495	2527	1736	1327	1209	1102	922	784	763	763	702
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	NE	NE	NW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:06AM1.22m					11:09PM1.28m				12:13PM1.21m				00:56AM1.31m				1:40PM1.30m
Low Tide		3:56AM0.78m				4:23PM0.79m					5:47AM0.80m				6:21PM0.80m				7:22AM0.72m				7:42PM0.70m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	18	22	24	22	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	20	19	19	18	17	17	17	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	17	16	14	18	22	22	23	20	16	13	12	10	11	12	12	14	13	13	13	13	14	15	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 6	NE 6	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 20	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	314	272	236	232	197	197	56	58	132	127	127	101	79	44	216	368	480	505	582	539	784	763	763	702
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	NE 6	SSW 12	SE 12	SSW 13	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 22	SSW 22	SSW 20	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	E 9	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	198	151	135	137	40	82	164	253	39	14	6	10	45	78	43	43	20	6	—	—	498	411	339	305
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SE 12	E 8	E 8	E 9	SW 22	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	E 9	—	E 8	E 9
kJ	6	6	6	6	85	121	220	164	5	5	2	20	—	—	2	8	7	—	—	—	6	—	6	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	—	SSW 13	SSW 7	S 9	SSW 10	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 9	—	—	—
kJ	52	52	64	65	135	45	185	—	679	677	1979	2864	3497	3495	2527	1736	1327	1209	1102	922	612	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Jangamo Beach Inhambane	Quissico Inhambane	Jangamo Beach Inhambane	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	6	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	171	171	90	55	55	55	0	0	152	571	458	571	614	904	210	153	153	90	104	90	904	55	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Sodwana							Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mtunzini		Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Cape Vidal
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2							4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	9	9	8	9	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Brak River South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Arawhata New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5

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