Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
23.5° C
1.6° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (28 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
2
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.3
S
9
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
348
563
493
360
655
1270
1581
1223
1021
923
818
865
823
685
685
787
1119
887
1088
1628
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:38PM1.70m
3:47AM1.78m
4:07PM1.81m
4:15AM1.86m
4:36PM1.90m
Low Tide
9:27AM0.33m
9:39PM0.34m
9:56AM0.22m
10:09PM0.26m
10:24AM0.14m
10:38PM0.20m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
20
19
17
17
19
17
19
19
18
17
17
15
15
16
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
18
16
14
12
12
14
12
15
15
14
14
13
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
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