Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.4°C
0.5° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
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)
0.8
E
9
0.7
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.8
NE
6
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
3
NE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
319
360
438
399
371
288
263
209
239
389
450
428
722
699
711
1165
757
1034
1212
1230
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
30
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:57PM2.12m
5:07AM1.99m
5:23PM2.02m
5:33AM1.89m
5:47PM1.88m
Low Tide
10:44AM-0.05m
11:03PM0.04m
11:11AM0.02m
11:29PM0.12m
11:38AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
21
21
21
20
21
22
23
21
22
21
Feels °C
20
20
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
16
16
17
16
18
19
19
20
20
20
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