Mapelane Surf Break
Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Mapelane

Issued: 1 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
24.7° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Mapelane today (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 6AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (09 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.5
SSW
13
1.4
NE
5
1.5
NNE
6
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
282
262
212
173
173
169
169
138
135
130
103
132
101
76
103
108
108
111
108
90
110
154
60
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:01AM1.37m
10:50PM1.53m
11:23AM1.40m
00:01AM1.61m
12:33PM1.48m
Low Tide
3:55AM0.68m
4:13PM0.60m
5:15AM0.62m
5:29PM0.56m
6:25AM0.52m
6:36PM0.46m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
21
23
22
21
20
18
18
18
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
18
21
24
23
22
21
Feels °C
19
17
16
18
21
21
20
20
17
17
18
21
20
20
20
18
17
17
15
17
20
19
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
326
282
262
212
173
173
169
169
138
135
130
103
132
101
76
103
108
108
108
108
84
81
81
60
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
13
12
11
20
40
49
48
25
25
27
24
30
23
16
20
10
55
82
111
99
90
83
56
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
8
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
E
11
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
21
21
21
1
46
34
34
6
16
15
7
15
37
6
2
2
10
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
Energy kJ
4
15
23
24
24
33
34
1
3
6
14
24
49
110
154
150
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
55
494
55
0
0
0
0
0
0
212
212
55
152
152
152
90
171
130
171
172
172
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
6
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