Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

24.2°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (03 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 5	E 9	NE 6	ESE 9	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	SSW 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	133	163	160	151	181	110	108	81	66	79	59	93	125	186	178	163	156	151	147	147	307	458	95	342	237	121
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WNW	NW	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide					11:30AM1.42m				00:05AM1.35m				12:42PM1.57m				1:05AM1.50m				1:28PM1.72m				1:47AM1.64m
Low Tide		4:37AM0.71m					5:57PM0.71m				6:11AM0.60m				7:01PM0.55m				7:07AM0.46m				7:43PM0.40m


	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	6:13
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	23	24	24	23	22	22	21	23	24	24	24	23	22	22	22	23	25	27	25	25	25	24	23
Feels °C	25	25	25	25	24	24	23	21	21	19	21	23	23	24	24	22	22	21	20	21	23	21	24	23	24	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 8	E 8	E 8	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	133	163	160	151	181	110	108	81	45	79	57	82	82	82	82	163	156	151	147	147	98	46	50	49	237	121
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 10	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 6	E 9	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 8	E 8
kJ	18	17	17	26	28	28	19	47	42	26	25	93	125	186	178	39	39	39	31	38	35	98	95	89	55	80
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSE 6	E 9	SE 6	SE 6	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 7	E 9	—	S 7	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 13
kJ	12	6	5	27	24	20	32	14	41	10	10	23	12	12	10	14	14	4	38	—	1	—	—	—	89	92
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NNE 4	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NW 5	SSW 4
kJ	19	19	15	13	13	16	40	51	66	67	59	56	65	65	52	46	43	57	28	144	307	458	424	342	25	26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Umhlanga KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Mtunzini KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	3	571	571	196	152	212	104	90	57	57	130	55	55	152	152	947	1067	1067	90	152	153	494	152
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2			2	1		3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2				3	2	1		2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	7

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