Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.4° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (21 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).
	Tuesday 21							Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	747	678	603	603	603	440	383	574	537	473	481	473	423	367	319	314	272	236	232	197	167	223	201
Wind (km/h)	W	N	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NE	NNE	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:59AM1.48m					8:32PM1.50m				8:47AM1.34m				9:30PM1.36m				10:06AM1.22m
Low Tide					2:09PM0.52m				2:46AM0.68m				3:00PM0.68m				3:56AM0.78m				4:23PM0.79m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	22	22	22	22	21	20	20	20	22	24	22	21	21	19	19	19	22	24	22	20	20
Feels °C	20	22	22	21	20	21	20	19	19	18	19	21	19	18	19	16	16	16	18	20	23	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	747	678	603	603	603	440	383	574	537	473	481	473	423	367	319	314	272	236	232	197	167	123	65
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 14	SE 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 12	SE 12	SSW 13
kJ	246	94	59	129	113	169	194	232	226	266	322	314	293	273	201	198	151	135	99	85	82	164	201
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SE 12
kJ	26	55	51	14	14	112	151	14	13	13	13	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	56	121	223	164
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 5	NE 2	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	SW 4
kJ	—	—	—	3	1	4	7	6	7	7	12	28	60	84	74	72	72	75	83	88	143	338	12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	St Lucia KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	3	571	212	90	55	3	90	90	152	212	633	208	171	153	90	104	55	571	3	34	55
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay				Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)		St Lucia	Mtunzini	Siyayi
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3				3	3	3	3	2		3	2	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Hell West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	9
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Boulders Samoa	Cyclops Australia	Brak River South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	The Hoek South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	7	9	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	9

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