Mapelane Surf Break

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
23.7° C

1.3°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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
1
0
0
2
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2635
3020
2860
2393
1960
1435
1136
1001
858
885
814
744
757
665
495
427
334
281
229
189
151
148
105
104
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:01AM1.77m
6:28PM1.78m
6:35AM1.71m
7:04PM1.74m
7:13AM1.63m
7:45PM1.69m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.33m
12:12PM0.24m
00:32AM0.38m
12:46PM0.29m
1:11AM0.43m
1:24PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
19
22
21
21
19
17
17
17
19
20
20
21
20
19
18
18
20
22
21
21
20
Feels °C
17
16
15
15
18
18
20
18
16
15
15
19
19
19
19
19
17
15
15
16
18
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
Energy kJ
2635
3020
2860
2393
1960
1435
1136
1001
858
885
814
744
757
665
495
427
334
281
229
189
151
148
104
104
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
130
125
123
91
121
91
89
88
85
85
58
61
61
59
58
58
38
37
37
35
35
34
34
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
20
0.5
NE
5
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
57
121
123
91
9
9
15
10
7
13
13
12
12
11
8
19
9
9
9
15
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
14
14
25
5
14
20
25
37
44
76
133
105
84
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
3
3
55
55
130
3
0
0
0
0
0
212
212
171
152
152
130
90
90
212
130
171
171
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
7
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