Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.1° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Evening (16 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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)	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	961	954	834	726	641	533	573	502	480	407	342	335	326	284	284	284	240	235	235	230	190	190	190	154
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	NW	WNW	NNW	N	N	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	4:39PM2.00m				4:54AM1.97m					5:19PM2.03m				5:31AM1.94m				5:58PM2.00m				6:08AM1.87m
Low Tide			10:45PM0.11m					11:02AM0.02m				11:26PM0.13m				11:40AM0.04m				00:04AM0.20m				12:16PM0.11m


	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—
	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	19	19	18	19	21	21	21	21	20	19	18	18	20	22	21	21	20	19	18	17	21	24
Feels °C	21	21	19	18	17	18	20	20	20	21	21	20	18	18	19	21	21	22	20	19	16	15	18	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	961	954	834	726	641	533	573	502	480	407	342	335	326	284	284	284	240	235	235	230	190	190	190	154
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 12	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	19	18	18	22	21	20	17	17	16	14	75	99	70	48	137	96	87	57	15	42	71	127	158	140
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	S 11	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 18	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSW 15	SW 14	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 16	S 16	S 15
kJ	10	2	12	8	8	8	8	8	12	8	8	7	21	49	10	10	2	2	28	15	15	5	45	39
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	—	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	4	3	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	2	4	4	11	14	16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	130	55	0	0	0	0	55	55	263	55	0	0	3	3	3	210	90	3	3	3	55	55	55	212
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Zinkwazi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand		Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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