Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
23.6° C
1.7° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
S
18
0.7
SSW
16
0.4
S
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
470
404
402
396
390
229
221
155
276
83
120
118
104
137
131
119
261
348
563
493
397
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:29PM1.44m
2:42AM1.55m
3:06PM1.57m
3:16AM1.68m
3:38PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:16AM0.59m
8:30PM0.57m
8:55AM0.45m
9:07PM0.45m
9:27AM0.33m
9:39PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
19
17
17
16
20
22
21
21
19
19
19
19
21
21
20
20
18
Feels °C
19
18
17
15
15
12
12
11
15
17
18
20
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
18
16
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