Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
23.3° C
1.4° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
7
3.5
SSW
8
4
S
9
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
220
253
679
497
1574
2405
3019
2729
1985
1478
1196
1026
1035
985
861
833
763
692
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
5
WNW
15
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State
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
11:09PM1.28m
12:13PM1.21m
00:56AM1.31m
1:40PM1.30m
Low Tide
4:23PM0.79m
5:47AM0.80m
6:21PM0.80m
7:22AM0.72m
7:42PM0.70m
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part cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
1
Temp °C
23
22
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
23
24
20
18
13
12
12
11
12
12
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
16
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