Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.5°C
0.7° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 10AM is: 3.0m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)19s
Afternoon (07 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
3
4
5
7
6
4
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
22
1.4
SSW
21
2.4
S
20
3
S
18
3
S
17
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
16
2.1
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
2
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
839
1600
4459
5876
6174
4794
3396
2768
1911
1472
1143
956
396
336
451
319
198
256
198
215
531
669
687
440
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:54AM1.36m
1:33PM1.47m
1:55AM1.57m
2:20PM1.71m
2:36AM1.76m
2:57PM1.92m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.64m
7:43PM0.55m
8:04AM0.42m
8:28PM0.35m
8:42AM0.22m
9:05PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:38
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
17
18
20
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
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