Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.5° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Evening (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	3	4	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SE 12	SSW 14	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1013	1080	1098	1230	1192	1043	1010	910	760	747	678	603	603	603	389	383	520	537	528	537	423	423	367	319
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WNW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	WSW	W	W	WNW	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			7:20AM1.63m				7:50PM1.65m				7:59AM1.48m					8:32PM1.50m				8:47AM1.34m				9:30PM1.36m
Low Tide	1:19AM0.42m				1:29PM0.37m				1:59AM0.55m					2:09PM0.52m				2:46AM0.68m				3:00PM0.68m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	22	21	21	20	19	18	18	18	21	22	22	21	21	20	19	19	21	23	22	22	21
Feels °C	19	18	16	20	18	19	19	19	18	19	18	21	20	21	20	20	20	19	18	18	20	19	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	1013	1080	1098	1230	1192	1043	1010	910	760	747	678	603	603	603	389	383	520	537	528	537	423	423	367	319
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	S 11	S 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 7	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 9	SE 14	SE 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	93	85	76	46	68	48	163	48	99	146	96	64	152	30	169	194	232	291	263	326	417	394	357	253
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 13	E 9	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 9	SW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	68	68	45	50	43	42	27	26	68	26	55	58	14	37	112	151	14	15	15	13	13	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 9	S 4	S 5	S 6	—	—	—	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 9	ENE 9	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	—	106	9	41	60	—	—	—	5	4	4	2	4	7	5	6	19	15	10	24	47	64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	St Lucia KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	3	0	55	447	494	539	0	0	0	0	0	3	212	212	90	55	3	3	90	152	571	571	428	171
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay				Siyayi	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay				Thompsons Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4				4	4	3	4	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3				2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Jongensfontein South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	8

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