Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.9° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 5PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (12 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
10
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
10
0.7
SSW
19
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1962
1681
1528
1331
1263
1065
842
743
673
572
252
206
320
327
314
353
404
389
492
502
530
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:49PM2.00m
4:02AM1.99m
4:25PM2.10m
4:36AM2.03m
4:58PM2.14m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.10m
9:55PM0.10m
10:09AM-0.01m
10:31PM0.04m
10:42AM-0.06m
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
18
18
16
16
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
14
15
13
13
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
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