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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
23.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

Hourly12 Days
KwaZulu-Natal North Coast Surf
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Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
S
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1
S
1
SSW
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)1514141413131313131212126661716151599910101067716151414141414121299101010101212121211111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)115911379918427664774345294592683423303393423194515176015856115993974653194076707559291270140317891687160112141051713597501525495467479431458444443425398425522511497508626583541532628544468
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
25
N
35
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
WSW
45
SSW
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
NW
15
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
10
NW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		ononcross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16PM
1.62
3:29AM
1.74
3:52PM
1.72
4:04AM
1.82
4:26PM
1.81
4:37AM
1.87
5:00PM
1.87
5:11AM
1.89
5:35PM
1.91
5:45AM
1.88
6:10PM
1.91
6:20AM
1.82
6:48PM
1.88
6:58AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:06AM
0.38
9:17PM
0.39
9:41AM
0.29
9:53PM
0.31
10:15AM
0.20
10:28PM
0.25
10:48AM
0.15
11:03PM
0.22
11:21AM
0.12
11:39PM
0.22
11:54AM
0.13
12:16AM
0.26
12:30PM
0.17
12:56AM
0.32
1:08PM
0.25
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise-6:41-------6:41-------6:41-------6:41-------6:41-------6:41-------6:41-------6:41--
Sunset----5:07-------5:07-------5:08-------5:08-------5:09-------5:09-------5:10-------
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Rain (mm)
---------------------------1211111--------------------------
Temp. °C171619232120191716151822212019181716202623222018202020201918171716171820201918171616212523212019181820212021212121212122
Feels °C (?)13111317141313121091217161515131310132017181414141414141414151715181616151413121111162019212020181821201920191920202020
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