Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 am 08 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (08 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8							Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	NE 8	SSW 14	NE 5	NE 8	NE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 9	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	54	53	78	84	80	53	145	95	120	118	82	191	318	966	989	903	820	1060	1622	2398	2687	2546	2070	1817
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SW	WSW	W	N	NNE	ENE	SE	S	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	off	off	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide			8:55AM1.43m				9:41PM1.54m				10:14AM1.36m					11:07PM1.51m				11:50AM1.36m				00:35AM1.56m
Low Tide					3:08PM0.54m				4:07AM0.64m				4:27PM0.60m					5:38AM0.63m				5:59PM0.58m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41
	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	17	17	20	23	21	21	19	17	20	20	21	21	21	21	20	18	18	18	21	22	21	20	19	18
Feels °C	14	14	17	19	18	18	15	15	18	17	18	19	20	21	21	18	19	19	20	21	20	20	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	ENE 8	SSW 14	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	54	30	31	31	32	38	81	95	73	48	82	82	318	966	989	903	820	1060	1622	2398	2687	2546	2070	1817
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	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
kJ	54	53	78	77	80	32	33	82	120	118	67	191	74	66	63	44	42	42	29	41	29	29	28	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 15	E 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 16	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13
kJ	16	17	17	17	17	42	16	32	31	22	52	13	13	13	8	3	3	20	19	7	7	7	7	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 8	N 5	SW 2	SSW 4	S 5	SSW 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	33	22	17	84	49	53	145	50	2	33	47	42	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	7	4	4	4
Distance (km)	55	55	55	212	196	104	55	0	55	55	55	571	0	55	0	0	0	3	3	152	539	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand	St Lucia	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand		Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	St Lucia	Sodwana		Senoritas	Kosi Bay	Mtunzini
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	2	2	1	1	1		3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Kanon Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	8

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