Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.9°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.5
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
0.7
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
134
123
99
97
95
137
266
326
376
425
390
307
289
256
198
145
133
136
181
236
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:46PM1.84m
2:57AM1.85m
3:12PM2.00m
3:23AM1.97m
3:38PM2.12m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.28m
8:52PM0.24m
9:00AM0.14m
9:19PM0.10m
9:26AM0.02m
9:46PM0.01m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
21
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
21
23
23
22
22
21
Feels °C
21
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
23
22
20
18
19
17
17
18
21
20
18
18
18
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