Mapelane Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.9° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
E
8
3
SSW
8
2.5
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
189
185
146
143
140
113
111
140
236
163
161
239
47
903
965
668
439
346
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:56PM1.70m
7:04AM1.55m
7:24PM1.52m
7:35AM1.38m
8:00PM1.34m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.45m
1:12PM0.48m
1:35AM0.62m
1:45PM0.66m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
19
21
22
21
21
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
18
17
18
18
19
19
20
19
17
17
16
15
15
13
14
16
17
17
19
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