Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

24.5°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 (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 10AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Evening (07 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the NE by Mon night).
	Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Monday 9								Tue 10
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	404	327	319	153	515	362	321	317	253	175	539	675	657	770	561	529	663	613	717	719	682	613	551	629	705	811
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	SW	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	SSE	S	SSE	SE	ESE	E	NE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		2:22AM1.75m				2:37PM1.92m				2:54AM1.83m				3:07PM1.96m				3:23AM1.88m				3:35PM1.96m				3:51AM1.89m
Low Tide				8:23AM0.24m				8:47PM0.18m				8:54AM0.17m				9:16PM0.13m				9:24AM0.14m				9:44PM0.11m


	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	6:15
mm	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	1	—	2	7	7	9	5	1	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	18	17	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	21	20	20	20	19	18
Feels °C	21	21	21	23	20	22	21	20	20	20	15	12	11	13	16	15	16	16	16	17	19	18	18	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 6	E 7	E 8	E 8	SSW 14	E 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
kJ	49	37	63	62	58	362	321	169	181	50	97	135	153	421	190	529	663	354	557	719	682	613	551	629	705	811
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 15	SSW 12	NE 6	E 8	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 20	SSW 12	SSW 13	E 8	SSW 14	E 8	E 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 13	S 11
kJ	10	14	75	153	6	60	84	317	253	175	8	123	246	161	561	169	230	613	378	227	169	172	150	109	128	63
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	SSW 15	NE 6	SSW 15	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	—	NE 6	—	—	SSW 8	SSW 8	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	S 14	S 14	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	40	43	32	89	24	6	6	6	1	47	—	1	—	—	142	87	—	—	—	113	—	—	37	58	79	56
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	SE 5	S 14	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	404	327	319	24	515	19	30	—	—	92	539	675	657	770	452	362	255	461	717	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	1	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	3	2	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	210	55	55	55	210	0	0	55	0	0	494	571	310	177	130	90	130	55	90	921	1109	212	104	55	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast		Umhlanga	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Senoritas	Alkantstrand	Mapelane				Umdloti	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi				Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)		2	3	2		2	2	2	2	2				4	3	3	3	3	4				3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Sharks Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	1	2	5	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	8	7	8	8	6	5

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