Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 am 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

24.6°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 (08 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	7s
Afternoon (08 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	8s
Evening (08 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).
	Sunday 8							Monday 9								Tuesday 10								Wed 11
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSE 6	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	175	284	670	917	894	746	522	663	613	604	418	418	554	699	766	749	833	990	1422	1628	1570	1429	1249	973	872
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	E	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide					3:07PM1.96m				3:23AM1.88m				3:35PM1.96m				3:51AM1.89m				4:03PM1.93m				4:19AM1.86m
Low Tide			8:54AM0.17m				9:16PM0.13m				9:24AM0.14m				9:44PM0.11m				9:54AM0.15m				10:12PM0.12m


	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:50	—
	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	6:16
mm	3	5	12	4	3	4	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	18	17	17	18	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	21	21	22	21	20	20	19
Feels °C	18	17	12	10	11	14	16	15	16	17	18	19	19	18	20	19	18	17	19	19	21	21	21	22	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SSW 12	E 7	E 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	133	131	99	107	421	527	522	450	365	394	418	418	554	699	766	749	833	990	1422	1628	1570	1429	1249	973	872
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	E 8	SSW 12	SSW 13	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11
kJ	175	47	121	246	65	135	84	663	613	604	392	313	267	164	145	112	125	123	88	88	121	148	141	134	86
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 14	S 14	S 14	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 12
kJ	1	1	1	—	—	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	66	58	54	14	62	64	60	—	—	14	33	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	SSE 6	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	76	284	670	917	894	746	490	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Margate Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Robberg Garden Route	Praia Tofo Inhambane	Siyayi KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3
Distance (km)	571	494	447	338	256	153	130	55	55	55	90	212	1066	595	104	3	3	152	212	212	212	55	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast						Umdloti	Blythedale	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi				Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Sodwana				Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)						4	4	4	3	3	3				3	3	3	4				4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Fish Boma South Africa	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Arrawarra Australia	Arrawarra Australia	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Ghost Tree United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ghost Tree United States	Ghost Tree United States	Faja da Areia Portugal	Faja da Areia Portugal	Faja da Areia Portugal	Faja da Areia Portugal	Faja da Areia Portugal	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Gwenvor United Kingdom	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	9	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	4	5	6

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