Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 03 Apr 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
27.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.6
ESE
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.8
E
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
2
ESE
Period(s) (?)8888888999999911121212121214131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2012012322843183584223634714353293514303484526128658827056361286119311031202
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
2.09
4:32PM
1.99
4:44AM
2.05
4:56PM
1.94
5:08AM
1.96
5:20PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
0.01
10:27AM
0.03
10:35PM
0.03
10:51AM
0.06
11:00PM
0.09
11:16AM
0.13
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252423232425242423212121252625252322222226262625
Feels °C (?)252423222222202019181818222322222221222227252523
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