Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.8°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (03 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (03 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
2
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.8
SSW
6
3
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
783
512
394
335
604
606
350
194
126
254
1015
1852
2279
2617
2337
2016
1861
1630
1329
1273
880
688
597
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
30
N
15
SW
25
SW
35
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
45
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:46AM1.65m
7:11PM1.64m
7:28AM1.46m
8:05PM1.42m
8:44AM1.26m
10:19PM1.25m
Low Tide
12:56PM0.37m
1:25AM0.53m
1:43PM0.58m
2:30AM0.73m
3:16PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
24
30
27
26
25
24
22
22
22
22
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
18
19
24
21
18
19
19
21
20
19
17
15
14
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
17
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