Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.6° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SE
8
3
SSE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2602
2342
1877
1533
1338
1265
1172
1721
1834
2027
1921
1569
1357
1263
1119
1002
826
711
598
542
493
267
273
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
40
S
35
S
30
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:10PM1.83m
3:26AM1.89m
3:49PM2.00m
4:02AM1.99m
4:25PM2.10m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.26m
9:16PM0.22m
9:34AM0.10m
9:55PM0.10m
10:09AM-0.01m
10:31PM0.04m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
18
16
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
13
14
14
12
13
14
15
16
16
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