Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.1° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 5PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	799	983	990	990	942	961	838	838	778	907	979	954	819	712	653	628	573	473	407	399	348	335	294	294
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	ESE	E	NW	W	W	WNW	NE	E	E	SE	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSE	SE	ESE	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide			3:56PM1.91m				4:14AM1.95m				4:39PM2.00m				4:54AM1.97m					5:19PM2.03m				5:31AM1.94m
Low Tide	9:42AM0.14m				10:03PM0.14m				10:23AM0.05m				10:45PM0.11m					11:02AM0.02m				11:26PM0.13m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—
	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	20	20	20	19	18	18	20	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	20	21	21	20	20	19	20	19
Feels °C	20	19	19	19	21	20	19	19	21	21	20	21	19	18	17	16	19	21	20	20	21	20	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	799	983	990	990	942	961	838	838	778	907	979	954	819	712	653	628	573	473	407	399	348	335	294	294
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 8	SSW 8	SSW 8
kJ	86	78	54	36	35	34	33	19	19	18	19	18	17	22	21	20	18	17	8	8	4	37	54	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 10	S 10	—	—	S 19	S 12	SW 16	SW 16	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 11	SSW 15	SW 14
kJ	—	—	—	8	17	—	—	7	3	10	10	12	12	8	8	8	8	8	16	7	7	13	22	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	10	13	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mapelane KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	212	212	90	0	0	0	0	3	447	130	55	0	0	0	0	0	212	212	55	0	0	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Salmon Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3			4	4	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3			2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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