Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.9°C
1.1° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
0
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.9
SSW
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.7
SSW
23
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1555
1814
1879
1778
1720
1814
1365
1135
778
606
474
397
343
239
215
202
242
238
475
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:05PM1.42m
8:44AM1.26m
10:19PM1.25m
12:02PM1.24m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.73m
3:16PM0.78m
5:12AM0.82m
6:23PM0.76m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
14
12
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
17
19
18
18
16
17
17
17
17
18
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