Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.2°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 (15 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Evening (15 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).
	Thursday 15							Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 8	E 8	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	NNE 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 9	E 9	SW 14	NE 6	SSW 13	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	123	115	86	119	96	94	120	109	136	112	175	226	215	201	188	362	157	157	189	216	151	164	168
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	SE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	ENE	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	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	on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:30AM1.74m				5:41PM1.70m				5:56AM1.60m				6:07PM1.55m				6:26AM1.44m				6:38PM1.38m
Low Tide				11:35AM0.32m				11:51PM0.37m				12:02PM0.48m				00:19AM0.52m				12:32PM0.65m


	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	24	29	28	26	24	23	23	23	24	26	26	25	24	23	23	22	24	27	27	26	23	22
Feels °C	21	22	27	26	25	28	27	25	24	23	23	23	21	22	21	20	19	21	23	24	28	23	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	NE 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	SSW 14	E 9	E 9	SSW 14	SSW 13	E 8	E 9	E 9
kJ	123	115	86	84	82	64	107	109	136	112	86	65	63	82	157	140	157	157	71	68	140	164	168
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	E 8	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	43	11	32	32	39	82	36	20	109	104	175	226	215	201	188	362	118	79	189	180	67	46	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSW 13	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 10	SW 13	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13
kJ	8	16	2	2	2	94	57	88	21	44	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	151	66	43
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	ENE 9	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SW 4	SSW 5
kJ	45	51	61	119	96	—	120	61	8	15	77	154	156	118	65	286	48	71	177	216	85	3	52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	3	1	1	1	3	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	90	90	571	494	55	0	0	3	55	196	212	212	212	196	152	152	171	196	614	55	55	55	55
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Alkantstrand	Mtunzini	St Lucia	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga				Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga		Senoritas	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	3			2	2	2	2	2	2				3	2	2	2	3		2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Martin West Coast	Van Riebeek Cape Town	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	2	3
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Tahai Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Rio Nexpa Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	9	4

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