Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
23.5°C
1.3° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
857
741
604
515
444
379
302
237
186
163
203
207
309
463
692
541
556
563
563
551
481
469
469
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:51AM1.82m
6:11PM1.79m
6:28AM1.64m
6:51PM1.57m
7:17AM1.43m
7:52PM1.33m
Low Tide
11:59AM0.22m
00:22AM0.34m
12:38PM0.43m
1:06AM0.55m
1:33PM0.66m
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:26
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Temp °C
19
19
19
20
19
19
20
19
18
19
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
16
17
16
18
16
17
18
17
17
18
18
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
20
21
22
23
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