Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.5° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Evening (19 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning).
	Sun 19					Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	929	890	985	1016	954	1013	1080	1098	1281	1192	1137	1100	933	836	747	678	603	603	603	389	383
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SE	E	ENE	NNE	WNW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSW	WNW	WNW	N	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				7:12PM1.80m				7:20AM1.63m				7:50PM1.65m				7:59AM1.48m					8:32PM1.50m
Low Tide		12:52PM0.22m				1:19AM0.42m				1:29PM0.37m				1:59AM0.55m					2:09PM0.52m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	22	21	21	20	18	18	21	21	21	20	20	18	19	19	21	22	21	21	21
Feels °C	21	22	22	21	22	22	18	16	19	18	19	19	21	18	20	19	20	20	19	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	929	890	985	1016	954	1013	1080	1098	1281	1192	1137	1100	933	836	747	678	603	603	603	389	383
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 11	S 11	S 10	E 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	E 9	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SE 14	SE 14
kJ	94	96	98	94	69	93	85	76	44	68	74	33	26	92	153	110	86	48	30	169	153
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 12	E 9	E 9	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16
kJ	103	67	38	38	93	68	68	45	8	43	42	27	35	26	26	55	50	37	56	55	234
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 5	—	—	—	—	SW 9	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 5	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	83	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	4	4	8	11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mapelane KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	212	212	55	3	0	0	55	346	210	55	55	0	0	0	3	3	212	212	171	152
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Alkantstrand			Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand			Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Cape Vidal	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	4			3	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	3	3	3			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Keurbooms Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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