Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
23.5° C
1.5° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
2
SSE
13
1.9
SE
13
1.9
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
929
890
985
1016
954
1013
1080
1098
1281
1192
1137
1100
933
836
747
678
603
603
603
389
383
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:12PM1.80m
7:20AM1.63m
7:50PM1.65m
7:59AM1.48m
8:32PM1.50m
Low Tide
12:52PM0.22m
1:19AM0.42m
1:29PM0.37m
1:59AM0.55m
2:09PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
22
21
21
20
18
18
21
21
21
20
20
18
19
19
21
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
21
22
22
21
22
22
18
16
19
18
19
19
21
18
20
19
20
20
19
19
20
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Mapelane surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest