Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.2° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Evening (16 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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)	3	3	3	2	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 11	E 10	S 14	S 13
Wave Graph
kJ	712	598	551	480	463	407	386	335	326	284	284	284	240	271	271	190	190	190	190	176	151	178	219
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	NW	W	NNW	N	N	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	N	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	off
High Tide						5:19PM2.03m				5:31AM1.94m				5:58PM2.00m				6:08AM1.87m				6:35PM1.92m
Low Tide				11:02AM0.02m				11:26PM0.13m				11:40AM0.04m				00:04AM0.20m				12:16PM0.11m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	20	21	21	21	20	19	18	18	20	22	21	21	20	18	17	17	20	23	22	22	19
Feels °C	18	17	19	20	21	21	21	20	19	18	19	20	20	21	20	18	17	17	19	22	21	23	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	712	598	551	480	463	407	386	335	326	284	284	284	240	271	271	190	190	190	190	154	151	146	116
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 12	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 14	S 13
kJ	21	20	17	17	16	14	56	90	54	36	137	96	87	57	15	15	105	133	161	176	133	178	219
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 18	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 15	SW 14	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 12	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	S 15	S 15	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	8	8	8	8	12	8	7	8	21	49	10	10	2	2	29	4	2	1	2	70	104	77	72
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	NE 5	—	—	—
kJ	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	11	15	12	10	11	10	3	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	55	210	55	0	0	3	3	3	212	90	55	3	3	3	3	3	263	210	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand		Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Sodwana	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2		2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2			2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	9	9	6	8	7	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5

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