Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.9°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
9
0.5
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
0.7
S
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
137
266
326
376
419
390
307
289
256
198
145
133
136
167
236
380
351
336
336
341
277
210
247
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
5
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross
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-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:57AM1.85m
3:12PM2.00m
3:23AM1.97m
3:38PM2.12m
3:51AM2.04m
4:06PM2.18m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.14m
9:19PM0.10m
9:26AM0.02m
9:46PM0.01m
9:54AM-0.05m
10:14PM-0.04m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
21
21
22
23
24
22
22
21
20
20
21
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
22
25
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
23
23
24
23
23
20
20
19
17
17
19
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
27
20
20
18
18
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