Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.4° 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Evening (22 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.
	Tue 21			Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	603	440	383	574	537	473	481	473	423	367	319	314	272	236	232	197	167	223	201
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off	off
High Tide			8:32PM1.50m				8:47AM1.34m				9:30PM1.36m				10:06AM1.22m
Low Tide	2:09PM0.52m				2:46AM0.68m				3:00PM0.68m				3:56AM0.78m				4:23PM0.79m


	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	21	20	19	19	21	23	22	21	21	19	19	19	22	24	22	20	19
Feels °C	21	21	20	19	18	18	18	19	19	18	19	16	16	16	18	20	21	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	603	440	383	574	537	473	481	473	423	367	319	314	272	236	232	197	167	123	65
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SE 14	SE 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 12	SE 12	SSW 13
kJ	113	169	194	232	226	266	322	314	293	273	201	198	151	135	99	72	56	164	201
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SE 12
kJ	14	112	151	14	13	13	13	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	56	84	223	134
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 2	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	SW 3
kJ	1	4	6	7	10	10	12	29	66	87	77	69	81	84	105	124	164	352	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2
Distance (km)	212	104	55	55	90	90	152	212	543	212	171	171	90	104	90	571	55	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay				Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Mtunzini		Alkantstrand	St Lucia	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)		3	3	3	3	3	3				3	3	3	2	2		3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	9

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