Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.9°C
1.0° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
146
120
181
143
138
111
159
155
148
131
123
119
145
137
134
101
99
97
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
5
NW
5
W
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:03AM1.53m
2:21PM1.66m
2:30AM1.70m
2:46PM1.84m
Low Tide
8:00PM0.59m
8:09AM0.45m
8:26PM0.41m
8:35AM0.28m
8:52PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
20
20
22
24
22
22
21
23
23
23
24
23
22
21
20
Feels °C
21
22
22
20
20
18
19
22
20
25
23
23
24
24
23
21
21
22
21
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