Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
23.4° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
13
1.2
S
13
0.9
SSE
15
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
284
279
230
230
190
190
227
246
176
164
178
219
451
387
912
905
890
861
857
780
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
5
W
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:58PM2.00m
6:08AM1.87m
6:35PM1.92m
6:43AM1.76m
7:12PM1.80m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.04m
00:04AM0.20m
12:16PM0.11m
00:42AM0.30m
12:52PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
21
23
22
21
18
18
17
17
19
21
21
22
21
19
18
18
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
20
22
23
23
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
22
22
18
17
17
21
21
21
21
21
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