Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 pm 05 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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	6s
Evening (05 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 8	SSW 13	E 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 15	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	145	163	231	269	322	200	247	152	105	93	92	131	158	156	119	153	531	510	356	331	317	253	217
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	SW	S	SSE	SSW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		1:28PM1.72m				1:47AM1.64m					2:05PM1.84m				2:22AM1.75m				2:37PM1.92m				2:54AM1.83m
Low Tide				7:43PM0.40m				7:48AM0.33m					8:17PM0.28m				8:23AM0.24m				8:47PM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—
	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	6:14
mm	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	4	—	—	—	—	1	11	3	2	1	2
Temp °C	25	25	24	24	22	23	23	24	25	25	24	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	20	20	19	20	19
Feels °C	22	22	20	21	22	21	22	25	25	25	25	24	21	22	22	22	22	21	19	19	18	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 8	E 8	E 8	NE 7	NE 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 15	E 7	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	145	151	135	131	45	55	71	152	105	88	90	93	72	156	67	65	531	47	356	331	317	157	144
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	E 8	E 8	NE 7	NE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 7	NE 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	38	38	44	43	87	123	131	78	97	56	49	131	158	54	119	153	65	16	35	46	107	253	217
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	95	93	93	92	30	16	11	43	75	33	44	16	16	7	7	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	SW 3	SSW 4	S 4	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	—	S 15	SE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—
kJ	60	163	231	269	322	200	247	—	2	8	16	35	60	49	62	45	—	510	29	52	27	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umhlanga KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	The Wreck Garden Route	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Wreck Garden Route	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	4	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	764	1126	614	196	152	171	55	0	458	1067	55	0	210	210	153	55	55	263	1067	55	55	55	55
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast				Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal			Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand			Umdloti	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand			Richards Bay (Outside)	Senoritas	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand
Rating (10 max)				4	2	2	1	3			2	2			2	3	2			2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Snake Park Durban/KZN South	Dungeons Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cemetery Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Brak River Garden Route	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	2	4	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5

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