Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
23.4° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 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 6AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)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). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.5
S
14
1.7
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
2
SSE
13
1.9
SE
13
1.9
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
409
912
1042
992
985
1000
954
1013
984
1098
1281
1192
1137
993
993
895
747
666
666
593
650
433
376
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
0
E
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:43AM1.76m
7:12PM1.80m
7:20AM1.63m
7:50PM1.65m
7:59AM1.48m
8:32PM1.50m
Low Tide
00:42AM0.30m
12:52PM0.22m
1:19AM0.42m
1:29PM0.37m
1:59AM0.55m
2:09PM0.52m
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clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
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
20
19
19
21
22
21
21
21
19
18
18
20
21
21
20
20
18
18
18
20
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
19
18
18
21
22
21
21
23
20
18
16
17
19
20
19
21
18
19
19
19
20
20
19
20
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