Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.3°C
0.4° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (10 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
551
612
388
543
405
405
347
599
586
333
415
343
337
287
288
241
198
194
157
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:57PM1.92m
3:11AM1.91m
3:30PM2.07m
3:42AM2.01m
4:01PM2.15m
Low Tide
9:05PM0.18m
9:15AM0.06m
9:37PM0.06m
9:46AM-0.04m
10:07PM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
18
18
21
22
21
20
19
19
18
20
21
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
18
17
17
16
16
16
19
18
20
20
21
21
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