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

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Mapelane

Issued: 7 am 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
24.7° C

1.6°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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mapelane today (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 11AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (06 Jun)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1.4
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
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
335
416
356
389
627
757
743
687
674
625
613
570
543
596
573
500
473
416
416
342
342
335
273
267
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
5
ENE
5
W
5
W
5
W
0
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:52AM1.56m
7:28PM1.54m
7:40AM1.48m
8:25PM1.50m
8:43AM1.40m
9:34PM1.49m
Low Tide
1:08PM0.46m
1:35AM0.61m
1:58PM0.53m
2:38AM0.66m
2:59PM0.59m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
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—
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—
—
—
—
6:37
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—
—
—
—
—
—
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
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
17
17
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
20
21
20
21
20
19
18
17
20
22
22
22
20
19
Feels °C
15
15
19
18
19
18
20
19
18
19
21
20
19
20
19
18
16
15
17
18
19
19
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1.4
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
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
335
416
356
363
627
757
743
687
674
625
613
570
543
596
573
500
473
416
416
342
342
335
273
267
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.5
NE
5
Energy kJ
190
186
233
389
331
343
343
281
222
173
129
124
98
94
117
117
77
54
48
31
28
15
14
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
85
90
90
94
6
14
10
10
1
1
8
4
7
4
7
9
4
4
8
8
8
7
8
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.4
SSW
8
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
5
5
5
11
16
47
51
30
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Mapelane
KZN North
Mapelane
KZN North
Mapelane
KZN North
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Mtunzini
KZN North
Mapelane
KZN North
Mapelane
KZN North
Mapelane
KZN North
Mapelane
KZN North
Mapelane
KZN North
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Mtunzini
KZN North
St Lucia
KZN North
Richards Bay (Inside)
KZN North
Mtunzini
KZN North
Mtunzini
KZN North
Siyayi
KZN North
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Battery Beach
Durban/KZN South
Mtunzini
KZN North
Alkantstrand
KZN North
Sodwana
KZN North
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
212
212
90
0
0
0
0
0
212
212
90
3
55
90
90
104
212
208
90
55
152
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Umhlanga
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St Lucia
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Umhlanga
Richards Bay (Outside)
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Umhlanga
Umhlanga
Siyayi
Umhlanga
Richards Bay (Outside)
Kosi Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
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(10 max)
8
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