Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.2°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 10AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Evening (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 10								Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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)	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSW 14	E 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	162	135	160	166	183	166	154	142	144	144	144	122	163	149	141	147	153	153	150	260	195	239	247	124
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	E	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:18AM1.96m				3:33PM2.10m				3:46AM2.00m				4:00PM2.10m				4:13AM2.00m				4:26PM2.05m
Low Tide				9:20AM0.03m				9:40PM0.02m				9:48AM-0.00m				10:07PM0.01m				10:15AM0.02m				10:33PM0.05m


	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	22	24	24	23	22	22	22	21	22	24	23	22	21	20	20	19	21	24	23	23	21	21
Feels °C	21	21	24	27	24	22	20	21	22	19	20	21	20	19	18	18	18	17	18	20	19	19	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 7
kJ	162	135	160	138	150	157	123	118	144	144	144	115	120	139	141	147	153	153	150	260	136	106	102	124
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 6	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 10
kJ	136	133	127	166	183	166	154	142	86	59	60	64	78	80	80	19	73	137	120	118	73	68	66	98
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 6	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 14	SSW 16	S 7	S 7	NE 11	—	—	—	SW 12
kJ	23	34	35	20	26	27	27	18	17	13	6	6	6	2	2	77	26	1	1	4	—	—	—	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	NE 6	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6
kJ	13	27	23	—	5	21	83	79	76	72	69	122	163	149	141	101	111	93	106	76	195	239	247	123
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	North Beach Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Umhlanga KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	55	0	0	55	212	209	90	90	152	152	180	720	947	196	90	346	152	152	212	543	571	571	212	171
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Mtunzini	Alkantstrand			Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga				Umhlanga	Umhlanga		Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay						Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2			2	2	1	2				4	4		2	2						3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Doring Bay West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Dungeons Cape Town	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	4	5	6	6	8	9	9	8	8	5	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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