Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.6°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (27 Aug)8ft (2.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
4
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
18
2.3
S
18
3
S
18
3
S
17
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2069
3386
4804
4856
3882
3234
2247
1949
1342
1155
1016
891
878
757
649
551
455
365
292
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:18PM1.78m
3:26AM1.84m
3:44PM1.93m
3:52AM1.94m
4:10PM2.04m
Low Tide
9:21PM0.28m
9:33AM0.16m
9:48PM0.17m
9:58AM0.05m
10:15PM0.08m
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
18
18
16
15
14
16
15
16
14
13
15
14
14
13
14
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