Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.6°C
0.8° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
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
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1
S
18
1.6
SSW
18
2
S
18
2.4
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
155
229
273
452
568
413
1165
1112
1023
929
793
646
1652
2555
3555
3727
3218
2477
2061
1576
1342
915
794
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:32AM1.54m
2:52PM1.62m
3:00AM1.70m
3:18PM1.78m
3:26AM1.84m
3:44PM1.93m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.45m
8:54PM0.43m
9:07AM0.29m
9:21PM0.28m
9:33AM0.16m
9:48PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
21
22
21
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
16
15
15
19
20
22
21
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
19
20
20
18
17
15
16
15
15
15
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