Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 SAST
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Mapelane surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1382
1206
1016
943
787
875
759
653
505
418
418
344
344
350
401
413
243
187
184
229
125
184
178
134
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:23PM1.93m
3:42AM2.08m
4:03PM1.97m
4:22AM2.05m
4:44PM1.95m
5:03AM1.96m
Low Tide
9:16AM0.06m
9:27PM0.04m
9:54AM0.02m
10:08PM0.03m
10:33AM0.04m
10:50PM0.09m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:06
5:06
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
22
22
19
19
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
19
22
23
23
22
22
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
22
19
19
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
17
20
20
20
19
20
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
Energy kJ
1382
1206
1016
943
787
875
759
653
505
418
418
344
344
350
401
413
243
187
184
229
88
73
83
83
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
S
15
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
Energy kJ
22
22
22
23
23
34
24
33
32
31
21
39
81
81
66
66
113
110
52
54
125
184
178
134
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
S
15
0.1
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
Energy kJ
6
9
8
8
13
19
13
110
3
92
26
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1
NE
7
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
Energy kJ
255
219
137
94
61
44
68
102
9
9
66
77
10
12
25
20
12
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
193
571
55
55
0
0
0
0
0
764
212
212
152
152
90
90
104
212
212
196
152
90
55
55
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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