Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.1° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 5PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15					Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	778	889	961	954	834	726	641	533	573	463	394	394	386	335	326	284	284	284	240	235	230	230	194	194
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			4:39PM2.00m				4:54AM1.97m					5:19PM2.03m				5:31AM1.94m				5:58PM2.00m				6:08AM1.87m
Low Tide	10:23AM0.05m				10:45PM0.11m					11:02AM0.02m				11:26PM0.13m				11:40AM0.04m				00:04AM0.20m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—
	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	21	22	21	21	20	19	18	18	20	21	21	21	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	21	21	21	20	19	18	19	18	20	22	20	21	21	19	18	18	19	20	20	22	21	20	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	778	889	961	954	834	726	641	533	573	463	394	394	386	335	326	284	284	284	240	235	230	230	194	194
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	31	18	19	18	18	22	21	20	17	17	7	4	68	96	68	35	137	96	87	57	15	15	71	129
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SW 16	SW 16	S 11	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 9	SSW 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 9	S 16
kJ	3	10	10	2	12	8	8	8	8	8	16	14	7	7	21	76	10	9	2	2	29	42	15	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	10	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	4	3	6	17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mapelane KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	210	130	56	0	0	0	0	55	55	256	55	0	0	3	3	3	210	90	3	3	3	55	55
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay		Zinkwazi	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand		Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2		2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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