Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

24.2°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 7PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (03 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 9	ENE 9	E 9	NE 5	E 9	E 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	151	148	110	254	81	55	79	78	135	172	186	178	163	156	151	147	145	240	439	287	261	247	408
Wind (km/h)	N	NE	ENE	ENE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide		11:30AM1.42m				00:05AM1.35m				12:42PM1.57m				1:05AM1.50m				1:28PM1.72m				1:47AM1.64m
Low Tide				5:57PM0.71m				6:11AM0.60m				7:01PM0.55m				7:07AM0.46m				7:43PM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—
	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	6:13
mm	—	—	—	4	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	24	24	22	22	22	22	23	24	24	24	23	22	22	22	23	25	26	25	27	27	27	23
Feels °C	26	24	24	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	22	22	25	26	27	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 9	S 6	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 7
kJ	151	148	110	27	81	45	79	78	57	82	82	82	163	156	151	147	145	151	98	61	58	55	228
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 10	S 10	E 9	ENE 6	SSW 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 5	E 9	E 9	E 8	S 7	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	26	38	38	32	47	41	24	26	135	172	186	178	82	39	16	39	56	36	1	95	89	90	96
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 9	SE 6	SE 6	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 6	E 9	SE 5	SE 6	S 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	27	24	20	—	13	15	40	10	12	22	12	11	10	14	39	7	9	1	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NNE 4	ENE 3	ENE 9	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	10	13	8	254	41	55	35	51	43	58	53	41	36	17	24	40	92	240	439	287	261	247	408
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	St Lucia KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Salt Rock KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Onrus Overberg	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Nahoon Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salt Rock KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	3	2	2
Distance (km)	3	571	171	90	196	171	104	90	55	1423	130	55	3	55	152	212	764	666	171	55	104	55	152
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)		Sunrise	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)		Blythedale	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga				Sunrise	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2				4	2	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8

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