Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Oct 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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 10AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	17s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Evening (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	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 Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	SSW 17	E 9	SSW 16	SSW 15	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	207	320	258	268	217	148	158	162	162	160	135	166	186	168	154	147	144	115	115	144	199	221	196	147
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	NE	NE	ENE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	on	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		2:48AM1.87m				3:04PM2.05m				3:18AM1.96m				3:33PM2.10m				3:46AM2.00m				4:00PM2.10m
Low Tide				8:50AM0.10m				9:13PM0.08m				9:20AM0.03m				9:40PM0.02m				9:48AM-0.00m				10:07PM0.01m


	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	22	25	25	24	23	22	21	21	22	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	22	24	24	22	21	21
Feels °C	20	21	22	25	25	26	26	23	21	22	24	26	24	22	21	22	20	20	20	20	21	18	17	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	207	320	169	268	132	129	158	162	162	160	135	138	184	157	132	147	144	115	115	144	120	141	141	147
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	45	45	258	226	217	148	142	140	136	133	127	166	186	168	154	140	86	86	60	61	37	81	80	75
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	SSW 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	NE 6	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 6	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 15	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	23	178	45	44	30	30	20	19	23	34	35	18	26	27	27	18	18	13	7	6	21	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	—	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	NE 6	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	32	57	35	60	51	44	—	2	8	15	16	—	11	29	68	52	62	69	85	120	199	221	196	147
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	55	55	55	210	571	55	0	55	55	55	0	55	212	212	55	152	90	152	171	212	894	212	90	212
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga				Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			2	2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2	2	3	3				3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Tahai Chile	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Pascuales Mexico	Daly Heads Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Anglet - Corsaires France	Injidup Carpark Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	6	7	9	9	9	9	4	5	6	6

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