Mapelane Surf Break
Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Mapelane

Issued: 1 am 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
24.7° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (07 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
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)
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.7
SSW
7
2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
687
637
625
613
581
634
607
573
500
482
482
416
402
342
342
335
279
267
256
212
173
173
261
459
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SSE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:40AM1.48m
8:25PM1.50m
8:43AM1.40m
9:34PM1.49m
10:01AM1.37m
10:50PM1.53m
Low Tide
1:35AM0.61m
1:58PM0.53m
2:38AM0.66m
2:59PM0.59m
3:55AM0.68m
4:13PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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6:37
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—
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6:37
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—
—
—
—
—
6:37
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—
—
—
—
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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—
—
—
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5:00
—
—
—
—
—
—
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5:00
—
—
—
—
—
—
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5:00
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
21
20
21
20
19
18
18
20
22
21
21
20
19
20
20
21
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
19
19
19
21
20
19
20
20
19
17
17
17
19
18
19
19
19
17
17
17
17
15
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
Energy kJ
687
637
625
613
581
634
607
573
500
482
482
416
402
342
342
335
279
267
256
212
173
173
136
133
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
281
222
173
159
124
124
94
117
117
100
71
38
38
24
24
13
8
13
21
20
20
19
37
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
5
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
15
—
0.1
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
—
—
—
Energy kJ
10
1
1
8
4
1
4
7
9
4
4
8
8
8
8
8
13
21
—
1
2
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
N
4
0.3
SW
2
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
2
S
8
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
4
8
18
27
14
15
1
29
53
126
145
261
459
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Mapelane
KZN North
Mapelane
KZN North
Mapelane
KZN North
Mapelane
KZN North
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Mtunzini
KZN North
St Lucia
KZN North
St Lucia
KZN North
St Lucia
KZN North
Richards Bay (Inside)
KZN North
Siyayi
KZN North
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Umhlanga
KZN North
Siyayi
KZN North
Richards Bay (Inside)
KZN North
Mapelane
KZN North
Sodwana
KZN North
Addington (South Beach)
Durban/KZN South
Addington (South Beach)
Durban/KZN South
Guinjata Bay
Inhambane
Mntafufu
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Addington (South Beach)
Durban/KZN South
Alkantstrand
KZN North
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
212
212
90
3
3
3
55
104
212
196
104
55
0
152
210
210
571
447
210
55
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Umhlanga
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Umhlanga
Richards Bay (Outside)
Sodwana
Umhlanga
Umhlanga
Richards Bay (Outside)
Kosi Bay
Kosi Bay
Alkantstrand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
9
6
9
7
9
8
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