Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.7° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 6PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Mon morning).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
2.2
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
7
3.5
SSW
9
4
SSW
9
4
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
131
202
220
78
78
458
607
2126
2557
2823
2952
2393
1520
1408
1546
1397
1156
1064
1176
966
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
15
WSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:23PM1.41m
1:54AM1.57m
2:24PM1.63m
2:45AM1.75m
3:10PM1.83m
Low Tide
7:31PM0.56m
8:09AM0.45m
8:31PM0.38m
8:55AM0.26m
9:16PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
2
1
2
Temp °C
22
24
22
20
20
19
19
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
Feels °C
16
18
18
19
16
13
12
12
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
9
9
11
10
11
11
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