Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

24.4°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Evening (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).
	Wed 4					Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	2	2	2	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	135	172	186	178	163	156	151	189	145	199	292	271	220	264	206	521	117	93	145	169	199	156	119
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NW	NNW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SE	S	WSW	WSW	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross
High Tide		12:42PM1.57m				1:05AM1.50m				1:28PM1.72m				1:47AM1.64m					2:05PM1.84m				2:22AM1.75m
Low Tide				7:01PM0.55m				7:07AM0.46m				7:43PM0.40m				7:48AM0.33m					8:17PM0.28m


	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—
	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	6:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	5	—	1
Temp °C	24	24	24	23	23	22	21	23	25	25	24	24	28	29	28	24	25	25	23	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	23	23	25	24	25	24	21	22	22	21	21	22	25	23	27	24	25	25	24	26	26	23	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 6	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 8	E 8	SSW 12	E 8	NE 7	NE 8	E 8	E 7	E 8	E 8	SSW 12	E 7
kJ	82	82	82	31	163	156	151	189	145	151	135	46	58	121	95	143	108	92	86	72	90	156	66
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	—	SSW 13	E 8	E 8	NE 7	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 7	SSW 12
kJ	135	172	186	178	27	82	82	38	38	39	44	95	89	—	96	114	117	73	145	169	199	68	119
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 5	ENE 5	ESE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	23	22	12	82	62	10	10	13	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	95	92	93	44	47	23	12	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SW 2	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5
kJ	60	67	46	77	58	50	15	36	68	199	292	271	220	264	206	521	1	9	12	11	34	59	62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	The Wreck Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Blythedale KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Wreck Garden Route	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	55	55	55	3	3	3	104	152	1067	685	153	152	152	55	0	55	55	1067	0	0	0	0	210
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Siyayi	Siyayi	Siyayi	Kosi Bay			Blythedale	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand		Kosi Bay	Siyayi	Cape Vidal	Mapelane
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1			1	2	3	1	3	2	2		2	2	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9

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