Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
23.4°C
1.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.7
SSW
14
1
E
10
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
354
347
347
300
308
251
212
207
203
258
226
164
148
142
188
162
165
165
169
184
163
154
150
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
10
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
ESE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
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
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:34PM1.93m
2:48AM1.87m
3:04PM2.05m
3:18AM1.96m
3:33PM2.10m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.23m
8:43PM0.19m
8:50AM0.10m
9:13PM0.08m
9:20AM0.03m
9:40PM0.02m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:54
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Temp °C
19
19
21
23
21
21
21
21
21
21
25
25
23
23
22
21
21
21
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
21
20
19
20
17
18
19
20
21
20
25
25
25
26
22
21
21
22
25
23
23
22
22
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