Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

24.2°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (02 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 2							Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	NE 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	159	156	120	120	115	149	125	133	163	160	157	123	110	108	106	45	79	59	93	125	165	178	166	158	154
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	SW	ESE	NE	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			9:22AM1.35m				10:15PM1.25m					11:30AM1.42m				00:05AM1.35m				12:42PM1.57m				1:05AM1.50m
Low Tide					3:52PM0.80m				4:37AM0.71m					5:57PM0.71m				6:11AM0.60m				7:01PM0.55m


	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—
	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	6:12
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	1	9	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	21	22	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	23	24	23	21	21	21	21	23	25	24	23	23	22	22	22
Feels °C	21	24	26	26	26	26	25	25	24	23	23	22	22	20	19	20	19	21	23	22	22	24	22	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 6	SSW 13
kJ	159	156	120	120	115	149	125	133	163	160	157	123	110	108	106	45	79	59	82	82	82	178	166	77	154
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	ENE 5	NE 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	S 10	E 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 9	ESE 7	SSW 13	E 9
kJ	45	45	15	18	19	18	17	12	16	16	25	27	19	14	47	41	26	25	93	125	165	39	34	158	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 6	S 6	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSE 6	SSW 9	SE 6	SSW 16	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 9	E 9	S 7
kJ	21	21	31	21	13	13	18	18	16	15	27	24	20	32	13	28	8	48	22	12	12	11	39	25	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6
kJ	16	15	—	26	11	5	37	30	8	8	10	14	33	26	31	26	34	48	74	119	100	96	52	92	87
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Umhlanga KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cemetery Cape Town	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	3	3	1	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	55	0	0	152	571	55	3	3	3	3	55	571	196	571	212	152	152	104	614	1460	210	55	55	104	152
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Alkantstrand	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Sodwana		Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umhlanga			Sodwana	Umhlanga	Siyayi				Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1		2	2	2	2	1	2		2			1	2	2				2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4

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