Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
23.0° C
0.9° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (14 Jul)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.6
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
234
240
229
405
794
835
906
1108
1075
1156
1156
1040
855
855
850
961
936
834
819
726
663
544
473
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
15
E
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
5
E
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:10PM1.78m
3:31AM1.88m
3:56PM1.91m
4:14AM1.95m
4:39PM2.00m
4:54AM1.97m
Low Tide
9:16PM0.23m
9:42AM0.14m
10:03PM0.14m
10:23AM0.05m
10:45PM0.11m
11:02AM0.02m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
18
18
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
18
20
21
21
21
19
18
18
18
21
21
Feels °C
20
20
20
18
18
18
20
21
20
20
21
21
20
19
20
20
21
22
19
17
17
16
19
20
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