Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.4°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (23 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
3.5
SSW
11
2.3
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1889
2702
2756
2255
2527
1109
802
625
555
492
326
227
325
271
119
135
137
229
298
452
568
612
1165
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
NW
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
1:45PM1.25m
1:58AM1.37m
2:23PM1.44m
2:32AM1.54m
2:52PM1.62m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.80m
7:47PM0.75m
8:12AM0.62m
8:24PM0.59m
8:41AM0.45m
8:54PM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
17
19
20
19
19
19
17
17
17
21
22
20
20
19
Feels °C
13
13
13
15
16
18
17
17
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
15
15
14
18
19
18
20
20
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