Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.1° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14			Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	990	990	942	961	838	763	778	889	961	936	834	712	610	598	551	463	394	394	399	335	328	284	284	284
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	NE	E	E	SE	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SE	E	N	WNW	NW	NNW	NNE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on
High Tide	3:56PM1.91m				4:14AM1.95m				4:39PM2.00m				4:54AM1.97m					5:19PM2.03m				5:31AM1.94m
Low Tide			10:03PM0.14m				10:23AM0.05m				10:45PM0.11m					11:02AM0.02m				11:26PM0.13m				11:40AM0.04m


	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—
	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	19	18	18	20	21	20	20	19	18	18	18	21	22	21	20	20	19	19	19	21	21
Feels °C	19	19	21	20	19	18	21	21	20	21	19	17	17	17	20	21	20	19	21	20	20	20	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	990	990	942	961	838	763	778	889	961	936	834	712	610	598	551	463	394	394	399	335	328	284	284	284
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	77	36	35	34	33	19	31	18	19	18	18	22	21	20	17	17	8	4	15	54	51	33	68	67
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 10	S 10	—	—	S 19	S 12	SW 16	SW 16	S 11	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 7	SSW 6
kJ	—	8	17	—	—	7	3	10	10	2	12	8	8	8	8	8	16	8	13	13	28	77	16	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	212	90	3	0	0	0	0	447	210	0	0	0	0	0	55	212	212	55	0	0	0	3	3	55
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast		Umhlanga	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand
Rating (10 max)		4	4	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	2			2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umhlanga KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Luna Park Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	6	6	7	5	5

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