Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.6°C
0.7° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.6
NE
6
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
129
102
99
315
360
438
394
371
288
266
209
216
389
461
489
540
1125
1194
792
750
771
1066
878
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:40AM2.05m
4:57PM2.12m
5:07AM1.99m
5:23PM2.02m
5:33AM1.89m
5:47PM1.88m
Low Tide
10:44AM-0.05m
11:03PM0.04m
11:11AM0.02m
11:29PM0.12m
11:38AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
7
Temp °C
20
19
20
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
21
20
21
23
23
22
20
20
Feels °C
18
17
18
20
19
18
18
19
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
19
20
19
19
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