Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is

24.3°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Evening (31 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	SE 10	SE 10	E 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	135	135	112	140	171	176	72	65	79	167	202	237	230	79	77	66	161	156	151	115	115	144	126
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NE	ENE	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW
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	on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		6:30AM1.64m				6:51PM1.53m				7:33AM1.46m					8:03PM1.34m				9:22AM1.35m				10:15PM1.25m
Low Tide				12:41PM0.48m				1:08AM0.52m				1:49PM0.68m					2:29AM0.68m				3:52PM0.80m


	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1
Temp °C	20	21	23	23	22	22	22	21	20	22	25	25	23	21	21	21	21	22	24	24	21	21	20
Feels °C	17	17	18	18	17	18	18	17	15	17	22	25	25	22	22	21	21	22	25	24	20	22	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	NE 7	NE 6	E 7	E 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	E 10
kJ	135	135	112	109	76	73	63	61	79	24	82	80	97	58	61	66	161	156	151	115	115	70	125
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	E 11	E 11	E 7	E 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SSW 7	SSW 6	E 10	NE 6
kJ	24	6	6	6	17	17	57	43	23	37	9	10	68	52	77	46	45	33	31	17	33	120	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 12	SE 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 10	SE 10	NE 6	E 10	SW 5	SSW 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 13
kJ	6	7	18	18	—	—	16	15	33	14	14	13	77	79	18	52	5	2	9	13	9	9	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	SW 4	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 7	S 7
kJ	45	58	80	140	171	176	72	65	74	167	202	237	230	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	144	126
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sodwana KZN North	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Umhlanga KZN North	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sodwana KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	4	2	1	3	2	2	3	1	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	152	543	571	614	685	571	196	428	171	104	55	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	539	152	210
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay						Umhlanga		Thompsons Bay	Siyayi	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Cape Vidal	Sodwana	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	2						2		1	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1		1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Holbaai Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Nunoshima Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Boat Basin Lefts Guam	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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