Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.7° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
3
3
4
3
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
0.8
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
588
388
290
295
688
1028
1363
1001
711
573
418
386
294
232
236
208
232
150
22
Wind (km/h)
30
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
25
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
45
SW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:00PM1.34m
8:19AM1.20m
9:19PM1.18m
11:46AM1.10m
Low Tide
2:18AM0.78m
2:39PM0.84m
4:29AM0.91m
6:12PM0.91m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
23
26
23
21
20
Feels °C
16
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
19
18
21
23
21
14
14
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