Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.2° C

Mapelane surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mapelane today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (09 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	NE 5	NE 8	ENE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 9	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	80	58	145	84	120	118	67	191	309	953	1004	915	874	1060	1400	2167	2616	2315	2041	1791	1564	1359	1162	1144
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SW	WSW	W	NNW	NNE	ENE	SE	S	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide			9:41PM1.54m				10:14AM1.36m					11:07PM1.51m				11:50AM1.36m				00:35AM1.56m				1:14PM1.47m
Low Tide	3:08PM0.54m				4:07AM0.64m				4:27PM0.60m					5:38AM0.63m				5:59PM0.58m				7:01AM0.54m


	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—
	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	1	1
Temp °C	21	21	19	18	20	20	21	21	21	20	19	17	17	18	20	21	21	20	19	18	18	18	20	21
Feels °C	17	18	15	17	18	17	18	19	20	20	20	17	17	19	20	20	20	20	19	17	17	18	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	ENE 8	SSW 14	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	E 9	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	32	26	81	84	55	48	62	57	309	953	1004	915	874	1060	1400	2167	2616	2315	2041	1791	1564	1359	1162	1144
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 13	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	80	32	33	82	120	118	67	191	74	66	46	44	42	42	29	7	42	29	29	30	33	22	22	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSW 15	E 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 16	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	—	—	—
kJ	17	42	16	32	23	22	52	13	13	13	8	3	3	20	30	7	7	7	7	7	6	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 8	—	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	47	58	145	—	21	61	53	62	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Umhlanga KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	196	104	55	0	55	55	55	614	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	614	539	0	0	55	0	0	0	55
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand		Alkantstrand	Siyayi	Cape Vidal	Cape Vidal	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)			Mtunzini	Kosi Bay	Mtunzini	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1		3	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Groenvlei Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jacobs Bay West Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	6	7	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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