Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.6°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 (15 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Evening (15 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).
	Thursday 15								Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	SW 14	SW 13	E 8	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	301	123	115	86	146	122	94	120	109	112	112	175	226	217	199	188	286	189	157	189	178	140	160	168
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	SSE	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:30AM1.74m				5:41PM1.70m				5:56AM1.60m				6:07PM1.55m				6:26AM1.44m				6:38PM1.38m
Low Tide	11:24PM0.23m				11:35AM0.32m				11:51PM0.37m				12:02PM0.48m				00:19AM0.52m				12:32PM0.65m


	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	24	28	27	26	24	23	23	23	24	26	26	25	24	24	23	22	24	27	27	25	23	22
Feels °C	21	21	23	26	25	25	27	27	25	24	23	23	23	21	22	22	20	19	21	23	25	27	24	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	E 9	SSW 14	E 9	E 9	SSW 14	SSW 13	E 8	E 9	E 9
kJ	31	123	115	86	84	84	88	54	109	112	112	86	226	63	82	126	140	189	157	71	68	140	160	168
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 8	E 8	NE 6	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 8	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	18	43	11	32	32	30	80	84	21	109	104	175	65	217	199	188	130	118	79	189	178	54	31	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	S 10	SSW 13	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 10	SW 13	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13
kJ	3	8	16	2	2	2	94	57	88	10	44	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	67	66	43
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 9	NNE 4	NNE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	—	SW 4	SSW 5
kJ	301	45	49	61	146	122	176	120	80	20	31	65	154	156	118	82	286	26	48	165	176	—	10	66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	3	2
Distance (km)	55	90	104	104	90	210	571	286	55	3	55	55	104	212	212	212	171	152	152	152	458	571	55	55
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Siyayi	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga				Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Siyayi				Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga			Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	2				2	2	2	2	3				3	3	3	3			3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Asu Indonesia	Dunmoran Strand Ireland	Asu Indonesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Fish Boma South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Tahai Chile	Afife Portugal	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Beach Road South Africa	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Balephuil (Tiree) United Kingdom	Ahijedero Mexico	Afife Portugal	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4

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