Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

24.0°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (28 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	653	555	299	229	198	149	220	151	404	470	490	411	363	356	356	341	307	253	264	230	220	188	188	188
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		4:30AM2.01m				4:47PM2.06m					5:06AM1.93m				5:24PM1.92m				5:45AM1.80m				6:04PM1.74m
Low Tide				10:35AM0.00m				10:58PM0.05m					11:12AM0.11m				11:35PM0.18m				11:53AM0.27m


	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	21	22	22	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	20	22	22	21	21	21
Feels °C	15	15	17	19	18	19	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	17	18	19	19	18	18	19	18	17	17	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	ENE 6	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	S 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	10	8	147	136	99	149	220	127	404	470	490	411	363	356	356	341	307	253	264	230	220	188	188	188
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 7	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 10	SW 11	SSW 20	SSW 19	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 16	E 8	SSW 18	E 8	E 9
kJ	5	5	8	12	8	83	90	151	14	21	21	31	4	4	38	37	51	36	35	24	21	31	11	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 12	—	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	ENE 6	ESE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	S 22	SW 21	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SW 14	SSW 18	SSW 16
kJ	—	6	—	12	31	44	13	61	6	6	14	5	9	17	4	5	34	69	36	36	69	8	30	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5
kJ	653	555	299	229	198	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	40	40	53	40	—	—	67	72	16	31	53	58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	210	153	153	55	212	212	153	0	0	0	55	212	212	212	104	55	3	3	904	904	1109	1098	921	921
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Rating (10 max)		2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2				2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	9	6

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