Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (24 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
9
0.9
SSW
11
1.2
S
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.9
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
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
18
2.3
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
207
180
271
90
135
155
229
273
452
568
413
1165
1112
1023
848
838
540
1464
2042
3268
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:23PM1.44m
2:32AM1.54m
2:52PM1.62m
3:00AM1.70m
3:18PM1.78m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.62m
8:24PM0.59m
8:41AM0.45m
8:54PM0.43m
9:07AM0.29m
9:21PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
21
20
19
19
18
17
17
21
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
18
17
16
17
16
15
14
18
20
20
21
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
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