Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
23.2° C
1.0° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
58
145
84
120
118
67
191
309
953
1004
915
874
1060
1400
2167
2616
2315
2041
1791
1564
1359
1162
1144
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
10
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
SE
10
S
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:41PM1.54m
10:14AM1.36m
11:07PM1.51m
11:50AM1.36m
00:35AM1.56m
1:14PM1.47m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.54m
4:07AM0.64m
4:27PM0.60m
5:38AM0.63m
5:59PM0.58m
7:01AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
19
18
20
20
21
21
21
20
19
17
17
18
20
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
20
21
Feels °C
17
18
15
17
18
17
18
19
20
20
20
17
17
19
20
20
20
20
19
17
17
18
20
20
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