Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
23.2° C
1.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 7AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
7
3.5
S
9
4
SSW
10
4
S
10
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
272
236
232
197
197
220
253
679
677
1979
2864
3497
3495
2527
1736
1327
1209
1102
922
784
763
763
702
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NE
15
NE
5
NW
10
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:06AM1.22m
11:09PM1.28m
12:13PM1.21m
00:56AM1.31m
1:40PM1.30m
Low Tide
3:56AM0.78m
4:23PM0.79m
5:47AM0.80m
6:21PM0.80m
7:22AM0.72m
7:42PM0.70m
clear
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part cloud
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rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
22
24
22
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
18
17
17
17
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
17
16
14
18
22
22
23
20
16
13
12
10
11
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
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