Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.8°C
1.0° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 5AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
2
2
3
1
1
2
0
0
3
1
4
6
5
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.9
SSW
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
22
1.4
SSW
21
2.4
S
20
3
S
18
3
S
17
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.3
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
343
239
215
202
242
238
233
839
1600
4459
5876
6174
4520
3396
2543
1735
1321
1147
844
396
327
386
270
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:02PM1.24m
00:54AM1.36m
1:33PM1.47m
1:55AM1.57m
2:20PM1.71m
Low Tide
5:12AM0.82m
6:23PM0.76m
7:13AM0.64m
7:43PM0.55m
8:04AM0.42m
8:28PM0.35m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
20
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
21
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
15
18
19
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
17
16
15
15
14
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