Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.7°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (29 Aug)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (29 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
2
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
455
365
295
290
290
235
304
252
311
428
333
412
422
549
544
459
388
325
275
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
40
N
40
N
15
NW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:10PM2.04m
4:19AM2.01m
4:36PM2.10m
4:46AM2.03m
5:03PM2.12m
Low Tide
10:15PM0.08m
10:24AM-0.01m
10:42PM0.04m
10:51AM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
17
18
21
22
21
20
19
18
18
18
21
22
21
21
20
Feels °C
14
13
14
14
13
14
15
16
15
14
14
12
12
16
20
20
19
18
18
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