Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.6° 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 (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s
Evening (26 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Wed morning).
	Sun 26					Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 17	SSW 17	S 18	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	470	404	402	396	390	229	221	155	276	83	120	118	104	137	131	119	261	348	563	493	397
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:29PM1.44m				2:42AM1.55m				3:06PM1.57m				3:16AM1.68m				3:38PM1.70m
Low Tide	8:16AM0.59m				8:30PM0.57m				8:55AM0.45m				9:07PM0.45m				9:27AM0.33m				9:39PM0.34m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	1	1	—
Temp °C	19	20	20	19	19	17	17	16	20	22	21	21	19	19	19	19	21	21	20	20	18
Feels °C	19	18	17	15	15	12	12	11	15	17	18	20	17	18	17	17	18	17	17	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SSW 14	NE 5	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	470	404	307	242	206	176	132	104	69	55	45	118	21	61	71	71	261	348	563	493	397
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 14	ESE 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	281	342	402	396	390	175	117	117	276	83	120	38	104	137	131	119	71	90	92	90	88
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 8	E 8	SSW 17	SSW 17	S 18	SSW 12	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 11	ESE 8	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSE 8	—	S 11
kJ	5	5	6	6	5	229	221	155	82	83	79	23	35	55	105	102	115	113	6	—	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	SW 2	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	—	—	3	10	18	21	31	46	40	53	55	45	—	1	14	49	91	102	104	104	182
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mapelane KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	904	896	633	152	152	152	171	104	212	130	55	0	0	55	55	256	1109	256	55	55
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)				Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi		Blythedale	Alkantstrand	Kosi Bay	St Lucia	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand				Mtunzini	Alkantstrand
Rating (10 max)	3				2	2	2	3	2		1	2	1	2	2	2				3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	6	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	5

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