Mapelane Surf Break

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
24.5° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (28 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.1
SSW
14
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
233
178
180
247
176
309
207
199
193
172
176
273
373
407
314
298
320
319
423
400
421
408
353
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NE
20
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:09PM1.60m
3:22AM1.70m
3:44PM1.68m
3:55AM1.75m
4:17PM1.73m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.40m
9:10PM0.41m
9:33AM0.33m
9:45PM0.35m
10:06AM0.27m
10:19PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
23
26
24
22
21
20
19
19
23
26
22
22
21
20
20
19
20
19
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
16
17
20
21
20
19
17
17
16
16
20
23
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
18
21
21
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
ENE
6
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
1.3
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
19
1.1
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.7
S
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.1
SSW
14
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Energy kJ
239
93
178
180
180
166
154
98
98
67
172
139
147
118
95
78
126
126
319
228
264
421
408
353
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
6
0.8
SSW
14
1
E
6
0.9
SSW
13
0.1
S
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1
E
9
1.1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
Energy kJ
101
233
84
309
9
44
66
43
273
373
407
314
298
249
146
155
101
53
317
217
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
23
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
NNE
5
0.2
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
11
19
88
75
114
42
9
12
188
68
66
85
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
6
0.6
N
4
1.2
NE
6
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
N
5
1.3
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
4
1.6
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.1
SE
6
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
144
10
123
178
247
176
196
207
199
193
71
176
13
143
299
298
320
86
423
400
350
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
152
130
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
55
55
55
34
177
458
55
55
207
0
0
0
0
3
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
5
6
7
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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