Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
23.1° C
1.0° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (15 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
990
990
942
961
838
763
778
889
961
936
834
712
610
598
551
463
394
394
399
335
328
284
284
284
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NE
10
E
10
E
5
SE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
5
N
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:56PM1.91m
4:14AM1.95m
4:39PM2.00m
4:54AM1.97m
5:19PM2.03m
5:31AM1.94m
Low Tide
10:03PM0.14m
10:23AM0.05m
10:45PM0.11m
11:02AM0.02m
11:26PM0.13m
11:40AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
18
18
20
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
21
22
21
20
20
19
19
19
21
21
Feels °C
19
19
21
20
19
18
21
21
20
21
19
17
17
17
20
21
20
19
21
20
20
20
21
21
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