Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
23.5° C
1.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (28 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
1.2
NNE
6
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
2
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
118
104
137
133
119
261
348
563
493
423
795
1263
1173
979
810
805
805
861
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
20
NNE
10
WSW
10
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:06PM1.57m
3:16AM1.68m
3:38PM1.70m
3:47AM1.78m
4:07PM1.81m
Low Tide
9:07PM0.45m
9:27AM0.33m
9:39PM0.34m
9:56AM0.22m
10:09PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
19
18
19
20
21
21
20
20
18
18
19
17
18
18
18
18
16
Feels °C
17
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
14
15
14
12
14
14
14
14
12
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