Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.9° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
NE
6
3
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
573
475
371
294
232
236
256
232
150
16
1193
2053
2269
1916
1420
952
651
503
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
10
NNE
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:19PM1.18m
11:46AM1.10m
00:57AM1.21m
1:45PM1.25m
Low Tide
2:39PM0.84m
4:29AM0.91m
6:12PM0.91m
7:28AM0.80m
7:47PM0.75m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
19
23
26
24
25
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
20
21
21
21
20
18
21
23
21
25
14
12
13
13
15
15
17
17
18
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