Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
23.4° C
1.5° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (29 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
2.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1150
1243
1087
978
943
763
739
723
716
649
809
1045
982
1277
1592
1698
1850
1597
1533
1794
1641
1188
691
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:07PM1.81m
4:15AM1.86m
4:36PM1.90m
4:43AM1.92m
5:04PM1.96m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.22m
10:09PM0.26m
10:24AM0.14m
10:38PM0.20m
10:51AM0.09m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
20
20
19
18
18
16
15
16
18
19
18
19
19
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
13
14
17
16
16
15
14
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
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