Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

23.8°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 (11 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3PM is: 1.6m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (11 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	5s
Evening (11 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).
	Sunday 11							Monday 12								Tuesday 13
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	144	144	144	133	149	139	144	150	153	147	141	171	224	133	186	146	210	213	190	163	207	239	234
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	W	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					4:00PM2.10m				4:13AM2.00m				4:26PM2.05m				4:39AM1.95m				4:51PM1.97m
Low Tide			9:48AM-0.00m				10:07PM0.01m				10:15AM0.02m				10:33PM0.05m				10:42AM0.09m				10:59PM0.12m


	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	23	23	22	21	20	19	19	20	23	23	22	21	21	20	20	22	23	23	22	21	22
Feels °C	19	19	20	20	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	19	18	17	18	17	19	24	22	22	22	20	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	144	144	144	120	136	139	144	150	153	45	141	108	106	92	102	128	210	213	190	163	207	239	234
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 6	E 6	SSW 14	SSW 16	ESE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 10	E 9	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	59	60	64	78	80	28	28	73	137	147	118	73	68	104	31	29	29	28	28	19	41	21	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16	S 7	SSW 14	NE 10	—	—	SW 13	—	SSW 12	—	S 16	S 16	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 13	SW 12
kJ	13	6	6	6	2	80	77	26	1	120	4	—	—	43	—	58	—	5	5	26	13	113	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	N 5	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 6	SSW 8	SSW 8
kJ	65	66	74	133	149	110	81	89	92	39	115	171	224	133	186	146	110	55	2	32	87	216	192
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sodwana KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Umdloti KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	1	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	4	2	2	1	3	1	3	1	2	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	152	177	779	894	286	193	152	152	152	463	571	571	236	104	171	104	55	0	893	892	55	55	55
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay				Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay					Siyayi	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand			Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand
Rating (10 max)	2	1				3	3	2	2					3	3	3	2	2			2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5

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