Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
23.1° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2
SE
9
2.1
SE
10
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1619
1497
1502
683
809
1499
1141
1247
1328
1267
1432
2034
2078
2242
2017
2513
2577
2243
1822
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:04PM1.96m
5:11AM1.93m
5:32PM1.98m
5:40AM1.91m
6:01PM1.96m
Low Tide
11:07PM0.17m
11:19AM0.07m
11:36PM0.17m
11:47AM0.09m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
15
15
15
18
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
12
13
12
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
10
9
9
13
15
15
16
16
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