Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

24.5°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Evening (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sun morning).
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 8	S 8	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 8	S 8	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	208	99	105	92	183	131	134	404	389	119	322	371	373	326	317	253	220	124	1638	2052	1778	1089	786	813	796
Wind (km/h)	N	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SE	S	S	S	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					2:05PM1.84m				2:22AM1.75m				2:37PM1.92m				2:54AM1.83m				3:07PM1.96m				3:23AM1.88m
Low Tide		7:48AM0.33m					8:17PM0.28m				8:23AM0.24m				8:47PM0.18m				8:54AM0.17m				9:16PM0.13m


	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—
	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	6:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	4	2	2	7	9	5	2	2	1	1	2
Temp °C	23	25	25	25	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	22	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	18	18
Feels °C	22	27	24	24	23	23	22	21	22	21	23	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	11	11	12	13	15	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	NE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	55	99	105	66	64	66	52	51	52	63	46	371	373	326	317	192	176	124	97	66	336	519	522	468	530
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 12	NE 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	NE 6	SSW 13	SSW 12	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	95	54	93	92	183	117	109	10	11	119	16	46	55	63	6	253	220	1	1	22	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 13	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	S 20	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	95	—	36	21	21	10	—	43	75	89	17	16	16	19	6	4	8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	—	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 8	S 8	S 12	S 12	SSE 5	S 12	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	ESE 5	—	—	S 6	S 8	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9
kJ	208	—	5	10	11	131	134	404	389	46	322	21	35	46	90	—	—	249	1638	2052	1778	1089	786	813	796
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Tongaat KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	1	4	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	55	0	1067	1067	614	55	55	263	55	55	55	210	55	55	55	0	0	539	539	1439	185	130	130	90	90
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand				Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand		Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Senoritas	Mtunzini	Alkantstrand				Umdloti	Umdloti	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	1	2				2	2		2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2				4	3	3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Inner Pool Garden Route	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Umdloti KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtunzini KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	2	4	5	5	5	5	3	1	2	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Back Beach New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Little River State Beach United States	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Arrawarra Australia	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Ghost Tree United States
Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	9

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