Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.2°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Evening (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).
	Fri 9			Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	2	2	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	148	142	162	162	165	135	166	184	168	154	142	144	144	115	115	177	169	161	147
Wind (km/h)	ENE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	E	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	3:04PM2.05m				3:18AM1.96m				3:33PM2.10m				3:46AM2.00m				4:00PM2.10m
Low Tide			9:13PM0.08m				9:20AM0.03m				9:40PM0.02m				9:48AM-0.00m				10:07PM0.01m


	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	22	22	21	21	22	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	22	24	23	22	21	20
Feels °C	26	24	23	21	22	24	26	24	22	20	22	20	20	20	21	19	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	129	129	162	162	165	135	138	184	157	123	118	144	144	115	115	120	139	141	147
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	148	142	140	136	133	127	166	183	168	154	142	86	59	61	64	78	80	80	77
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	E 6	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 5	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	30	16	19	23	34	17	39	26	27	27	18	18	13	6	6	6	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	—	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	NE 6	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	39	—	2	10	21	24	21	12	29	86	100	82	67	87	115	177	169	161	133
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	55	0	0	55	0	0	55	212	210	55	104	152	152	212	779	947	207	104	428
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Mtunzini	Alkantstrand			Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga					Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2	2	2					4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Doring Bay West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	5	7	9	9	9	8	8	4	5	6	6

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