Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

24.3°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue night).
	Sun 1			Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wed 4
	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)	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	76	77	66	59	127	156	120	120	115	151	125	127	158	154	151	117	110	108	106	45	79
Wind (km/h)	S	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	ESE	ENE	ENE	N	NNE	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			8:03PM1.34m				9:22AM1.35m				10:15PM1.25m					11:30AM1.42m				00:05AM1.35m
Low Tide					2:29AM0.68m				3:52PM0.80m				4:37AM0.71m					5:57PM0.71m


	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—
	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	6:10
mm	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	7	1	—	—
Temp °C	23	22	22	22	21	21	23	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	23	24	23	21	22	22	22
Feels °C	25	23	22	22	22	22	25	26	26	25	25	23	23	23	23	22	22	19	21	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9
kJ	74	65	66	42	127	156	120	120	115	151	125	127	158	154	151	117	110	108	106	45	79
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSW 10	E 9	SSW 9
kJ	45	77	60	59	45	33	14	23	24	24	23	24	24	24	19	29	30	25	31	41	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	NE 6	E 10	E 10	NE 6	SSW 15	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 5	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 7	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSE 6	SSW 9	SE 6
kJ	76	19	33	52	5	21	31	29	13	13	5	17	16	15	10	24	20	32	15	28	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 3	NE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	2	10	11	8	8	—	24	8	8	8	12	9	10	7	29	39	41	42	42	43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Kosi Bay KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	55	55	0	0	0	212	571	177	3	3	3	55	571	212	212	152	212	152	90
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Kosi Bay			Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)				Kosi Bay		Umhlanga	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	2	2	2			1	2	2	2	2				1		1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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