Mapelane Surf Break

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
24.6° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jun)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (13 Jun)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
0.6
E
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
1.8
S
6
2
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
83
126
170
245
364
501
1964
1565
1117
720
1077
1077
1212
1195
1048
886
743
636
531
444
437
361
361
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
W
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
10
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:56AM1.82m
2:23PM1.72m
2:46AM1.91m
3:11PM1.82m
3:32AM1.95m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.35m
8:13AM0.28m
8:27PM0.24m
9:00AM0.18m
9:16PM0.16m
9:45AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
24
22
22
21
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
20
22
22
22
20
20
19
19
23
24
Feels °C
25
25
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
15
16
15
16
19
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.8
NE
7
0.7
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
2.3
S
12
2
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
75
67
126
170
217
210
202
198
1565
1117
720
1077
1077
1212
1195
1048
886
743
636
531
444
437
361
361
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
1
SSW
14
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
Energy kJ
24
83
45
21
10
4
378
198
155
146
114
111
109
94
66
65
71
67
25
43
51
49
51
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.6
SSW
15
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
NE
6
Energy kJ
24
8
8
24
2
6
2
174
1
1
1
36
34
24
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
0.9
SSW
4
1.5
S
5
1.8
S
6
2
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
12
0.7
NE
3
1.1
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.4
SW
2
Energy kJ
67
24
115
245
364
501
1964
10
39
70
80
90
91
97
58
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
458
0
177
263
210
210
177
153
56
0
0
0
0
3
152
212
212
196
171
171
171
104
55
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
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