Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.9°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 7AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (27 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night).
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	1	2	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	S 9	ESE 7	S 8	SSE 9	SE 8	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	108	133	157	187	186	631	1245	1147	913	672	514	210	219	169	157	272	410	511	471	411	363	356	334	334
Wind (km/h)	E	WSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	S	SE	E	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide		3:56AM2.03m				4:13PM2.14m				4:30AM2.01m				4:47PM2.06m					5:06AM1.93m				5:24PM1.92m
Low Tide				10:00AM-0.04m				10:23PM-0.02m				10:35AM0.00m				10:58PM0.05m					11:12AM0.11m


	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	4	30	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	23	23	24	22	21	21	20	21	21	21	22	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	20	20
Feels °C	23	26	25	23	23	20	17	17	15	16	17	18	19	20	19	19	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSE 9	SE 8	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	108	133	157	187	44	34	20	10	19	10	5	210	187	169	153	272	410	511	471	411	363	356	334	334
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	S 11	—	N 9	—	E 8	NE 6	—	SSE 11	S 9	S 8	S 8	ESE 7	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 6	ESE 7	E 7	SSW 20	SSW 19
kJ	26	18	18	26	55	—	2	—	4	6	—	12	219	149	157	94	6	12	21	27	5	4	38	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SSE 12	SSE 11	S 11	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 8	E 9	SSW 12	SW 12	E 8	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	22	27	25	37	27	—	—	—	—	6	5	12	30	43	88	65	14	13	5	21	4	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	186	631	1245	1147	913	672	514	191	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	61	72	67	67
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Margate Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Surfers KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	2	2
Distance (km)	55	0	0	55	1109	447	338	210	179	153	130	55	55	212	90	55	0	55	104	212	1109	1109	212	55
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Siyayi					Umdloti	Umdloti	Umdloti	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga					Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2					2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	3	2					2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Treskostraal West Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	The Hoek Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9

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