Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Issued: 1 pm 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 SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

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)	6.5ft (2.0m)	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 night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).
	Mon 20					Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 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
Wave Graph
kJ	1230	1094	1278	1135	1022	918	747	678	603	603	546	389	383	520	537	473	481	430	423	367	319
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	W	WNW	NNW	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				7:50PM1.65m				7:59AM1.48m					8:32PM1.50m				8:47AM1.34m				9:30PM1.36m
Low Tide		1:29PM0.37m				1:59AM0.55m					2:09PM0.52m				2:46AM0.68m				3:00PM0.68m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	21	20	20	18	18	18	20	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	22	23	22	22	21
Feels °C	20	17	18	18	21	18	19	19	20	20	20	19	20	20	19	18	19	19	19	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 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	1230	1094	1278	1135	1022	918	747	678	603	603	546	389	383	520	537	473	481	430	423	367	319
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	S 10	S 10	E 9	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 14	SE 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	46	43	46	50	26	39	106	94	79	129	113	169	153	232	226	263	322	314	297	273	201
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	SW 14	SSW 13	E 9	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	SSW 9	SSW 16	E 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	50	14	27	27	53	68	26	55	51	14	14	30	151	14	15	13	13	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	S 10	S 5	S 6	—	—	—	—	NE 5	NE 5	NE 3	E 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	NNE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6
kJ	103	225	67	75	—	—	—	—	5	4	2	5	7	5	8	6	14	41	68	98	88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	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	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	447	539	55	0	0	0	0	0	3	212	212	90	3	3	55	152	177	212	571	212	171
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast			Alkantstrand	Siyayi	Alkantstrand	Cape Vidal	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay				Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)			3	4	4	4	4	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3				3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point 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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	8	5

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