Mapelane Surf Break
Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Mapelane

Issued: 7 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
24.5° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (09 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
ESE
9
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NNE
6
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
282
262
212
173
173
169
169
169
165
135
130
101
101
99
103
108
135
111
137
108
94
119
79
59
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
E
15
E
15
NE
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:01AM1.37m
10:50PM1.53m
11:23AM1.40m
00:01AM1.61m
12:33PM1.48m
1:02AM1.72m
Low Tide
4:13PM0.60m
5:15AM0.62m
5:29PM0.56m
6:25AM0.52m
6:36PM0.46m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
22
22
22
21
20
19
19
18
20
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
21
24
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
17
17
20
20
21
20
20
18
19
18
20
20
20
19
18
17
16
15
17
20
18
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
282
262
212
173
173
169
169
169
165
135
130
101
101
99
103
108
135
108
108
108
81
81
79
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
12
21
20
40
49
48
17
12
17
24
24
16
24
20
10
54
82
111
137
92
83
56
56
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
8
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
E
11
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
21
3
46
34
34
34
16
6
29
15
37
6
2
10
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.3
ENE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
23
11
18
21
22
1
1
3
5
13
23
42
94
119
107
110
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
55
55
55
494
55
0
0
0
0
0
0
212
212
55
55
152
90
90
104
104
171
171
104
90
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
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