Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
23.1° C
0.9° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 10AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (10 Jul)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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)
3
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
946
774
939
1540
2367
2616
2512
2041
1791
1564
1327
1288
1144
1011
987
1252
1042
878
752
728
608
584
497
411
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
E
15
ESE
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
W
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
High Tide
11:07PM1.51m
11:50AM1.36m
00:35AM1.56m
1:14PM1.47m
1:46AM1.66m
2:18PM1.62m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.63m
5:59PM0.58m
7:01AM0.54m
7:20PM0.48m
8:05AM0.40m
8:24PM0.35m
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rain showers
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
20
22
21
21
20
19
18
17
20
21
20
20
19
17
17
17
19
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
17
18
19
20
21
20
22
20
19
17
16
19
20
19
19
19
16
16
17
19
20
18
19
18
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