Mapelane Surf Break
Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Mapelane

Issued: 1 pm 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
24.6° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jun)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
2
2
2
4
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.4
S
8
1.8
SSW
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1.3
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
563
364
302
270
455
281
386
482
407
389
627
743
743
674
613
601
559
559
522
532
522
490
490
407
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
E
0
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:42PM1.59m
6:52AM1.56m
7:28PM1.54m
7:40AM1.48m
8:25PM1.50m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.39m
00:46AM0.53m
1:08PM0.46m
1:35AM0.61m
1:58PM0.53m
2:38AM0.66m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
16
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
19
19
19
18
20
20
19
19
20
20
19
18
19
18
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
SSE
11
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.6
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
Energy kJ
563
364
302
263
325
281
386
482
407
348
627
743
743
674
613
601
559
559
522
532
522
490
490
407
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
Energy kJ
135
82
99
92
206
210
190
186
233
389
306
292
286
231
176
129
98
90
90
115
119
90
88
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.1
SW
18
0.4
NE
6
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
80
79
55
33
109
104
85
90
90
94
12
14
10
10
5
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
8
1.4
S
8
1.8
SSW
9
Energy kJ
17
71
169
270
455
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
55
55
130
0
0
55
0
0
593
212
90
55
0
0
0
0
613
212
90
3
3
3
55
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
9
7
7
6
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