Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.9° C
1.3° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
150
154
154
151
154
121
172
164
157
155
133
89
88
118
125
156
151
96
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
NE
10
NNE
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:48PM1.66m
8:04AM1.47m
8:45PM1.50m
9:16AM1.31m
10:26PM1.37m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.53m
2:17PM0.53m
3:10AM0.68m
3:38PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
20
19
18
18
23
25
22
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
20
19
18
17
16
15
20
21
23
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
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