Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

24.3°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Evening (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	77	78	144	109	126	77	79	77	59	127	156	149	115	115	120	125	127	158	154	151	117	115	113	81
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	NE	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	SE	SE	S	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SE	E	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			7:33AM1.46m					8:03PM1.34m				9:22AM1.35m				10:15PM1.25m					11:30AM1.42m
Low Tide	1:08AM0.52m				1:49PM0.68m					2:29AM0.68m				3:52PM0.80m				4:37AM0.71m					5:57PM0.71m


	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	1	1	—	—	1	12	9	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	—
Temp °C	21	20	22	25	25	24	22	21	22	21	23	23	24	23	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	24	23	23
Feels °C	18	16	19	22	24	27	21	22	25	23	26	25	26	25	24	23	23	23	25	26	24	25	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	NE 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 6	SE 6	ESE 9	SE 6
kJ	62	78	24	80	80	64	53	65	43	127	156	149	115	115	120	125	127	158	154	151	80	82	113	46
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	E 8	E 8	E 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	E 10	ESE 9	SSW 10	E 9
kJ	43	23	37	32	43	47	79	77	59	45	33	31	29	28	25	25	25	25	36	51	117	115	20	81
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SE 10	SSW 12	E 11	SSW 12	SE 10	NE 6	NE 6	E 10	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SE 9	SSW 13	NE 5	NE 5	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	15	33	14	10	13	77	19	18	52	5	5	13	8	9	5	13	17	9	4	28	24	22	59	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 5	—	—	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	SE 6	NE 4
kJ	77	69	144	109	126	—	2	5	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	13	—	—	6	4	1	80	12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	239	171	90	55	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	55	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	212	212	212	171
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast		Umhlanga	Siyayi	Senoritas	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Sodwana	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand	Mtunzini	Alkantstrand	Mtunzini	Alkantstrand	Mtunzini	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Kosi Bay	Cape Vidal				Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)		3	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2				2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Paranoia Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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