Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.0° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	4	4	3	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	240	234	240	229	405	794	835	906	1108	1075	1156	1156	1040	855	855	850	961	936	834	819	726	663	544	473
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	S	SE	E	E	NNE	NW	WNW	NW	NNE	ENE	E	E	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	3:10PM1.78m				3:31AM1.88m				3:56PM1.91m				4:14AM1.95m				4:39PM2.00m				4:54AM1.97m
Low Tide			9:16PM0.23m				9:42AM0.14m				10:03PM0.14m				10:23AM0.05m				10:45PM0.11m					11:02AM0.02m


	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—
	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	19	18	18	18	20	21	20	20	20	20	19	18	20	21	21	21	19	18	18	18	21	21
Feels °C	20	20	20	18	18	18	20	21	20	20	21	21	20	19	20	20	21	22	19	17	17	16	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	240	234	240	226	405	794	835	906	1108	1075	1156	1156	1040	855	855	850	961	936	834	819	726	663	544	473
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 8	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9
kJ	167	202	157	229	173	119	80	77	54	36	34	34	33	19	19	19	19	18	17	8	11	20	17	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 13	S 13	SE 9	SSW 11	—	—	—	—	S 10	S 10	—	—	S 19	S 12	SW 16	SW 16	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 17
kJ	59	32	14	31	156	—	—	—	—	8	17	—	—	7	3	10	10	2	12	11	8	8	8	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	16	16	17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sunrise KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	212	104	0	0	0	0	0	212	212	90	3	0	0	0	3	475	177	0	0	0	0	0	55	55
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Inside)			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Sodwana	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Sunrise	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand
Rating (10 max)		2	2	3	3	3	3			4	4	4	4	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Baboon Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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