Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
23.1° C
1.4° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 7AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
9
2
SE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
683
712
1182
1182
1361
1328
1448
1657
2016
2484
2337
2409
2626
2534
2129
1682
1552
1316
1111
922
769
650
602
546
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:11AM1.93m
5:32PM1.98m
5:40AM1.91m
6:01PM1.96m
6:09AM1.85m
6:32PM1.90m
Low Tide
11:07PM0.17m
11:19AM0.07m
11:36PM0.17m
11:47AM0.09m
00:07AM0.21m
12:17PM0.15m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
16
15
16
18
20
20
19
19
17
17
18
21
22
21
21
20
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
9
10
12
15
16
16
17
15
15
16
20
21
21
22
22
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