Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 01 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
26.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Evening (01 May)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.8
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
461
380
476
972
1464
2054
1680
1419
1240
1106
953
754
627
711
608
599
581
367
519
519
432
359
294
276
Wind (km/h)
25
N
10
NW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
0
S
0
NW
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
W
0
W
0
WNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:40PM1.87m
3:51AM1.96m
4:06PM1.88m
4:18AM1.93m
4:33PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.13m
9:41PM0.15m
10:00AM0.12m
10:09PM0.15m
10:26AM0.14m
10:36PM0.19m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:16
6:18
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5:16
5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
21
21
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
21
24
25
24
23
23
22
22
22
23
25
24
24
24
23
18
21
24
22
21
23
24
23
24
23
26
24
24
25
27
25
25
25
25
27
24
25
24
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.3
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
Energy kJ
461
380
292
972
1464
2054
1680
1419
1240
1106
953
754
627
711
608
599
581
367
519
519
432
359
294
276
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
S
10
0.5
NE
7
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
NE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.8
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
73
96
77
65
125
25
27
21
5
15
15
98
94
16
83
82
81
239
109
25
25
24
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
13
0.6
NE
7
0.3
E
9
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
16
72
476
35
44
15
23
14
15
5
4
16
16
16
26
14
14
25
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.3
S
11
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
Energy kJ
136
326
396
34
32
4
2
3
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
55
0
0
513
177
90
55
0
0
0
152
212
212
55
0
0
0
0
3
212
212
104
152
104
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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