Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

22.6°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 (12 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (12 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (12 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Mon night).
	Saturday 12							Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	148	115	115	120	123	126	199	206	206	184	99	319	364	348	399	295	288	295	352	297	376	396	428
Wind (km/h)	SW	E	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					4:29PM2.17m				4:40AM2.05m				4:57PM2.12m					5:07AM1.99m				5:23PM2.02m
Low Tide			10:16AM-0.08m				10:36PM-0.01m				10:44AM-0.05m					11:03PM0.04m				11:11AM0.02m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	22	23	21	21	20	20	19	20	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	21	23	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	22	23	22	22	20	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	17	19	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 8	E 9	S 8	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	E 6	E 7	SSW 15	SE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	148	115	115	120	123	126	199	206	206	92	99	68	364	348	399	116	157	266	100	297	376	396	428
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 11	S 8	SSW 19	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	15	10	12	32	49	30	60	74	71	24	69	319	53	50	37	295	288	28	193	167	118	123	73
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 18	S 9	SSW 16
kJ	37	35	34	7	7	29	29	26	42	51	40	39	39	35	34	24	24	17	7	7	61	7	51
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 5	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 9	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6
kJ	—	—	—	1	6	20	27	34	40	184	41	111	154	181	200	84	77	295	352	275	203	203	179
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Sharks Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	4	4	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	5	4	5	5	2	1	2	8	4
Distance (km)	0	0	212	1060	1060	212	152	104	104	104	212	212	212	1109	1099	1066	904	904	892	571	571	477	494
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Cape Vidal					Kosi Bay	Siyayi	Umhlanga	Siyayi
Rating (10 max)	2	2					1	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	8	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Gerickes Point South Africa	Frigates Fiji	Fish Boma South Africa	Namotu Lefts Fiji	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Restaurants Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cloudbreak Fiji
Rating (10 max)	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	8	5

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