Mapelane Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.40° S 32.43° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 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 24.9° 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 6AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (26 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	17s
Evening (26 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thursday 28
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	NNE 5	SE 10	SE 10	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	100	109	75	126	204	232	217	188	113	68	66	59	58	57	37	36	25	39	39	37	36	64	79	30
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	N	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	W	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	00:21AM1.53m				12:46PM1.43m				1:11AM1.61m				1:33PM1.52m				1:51AM1.68m					2:12PM1.61m
Low Tide			6:41AM0.61m				6:47PM0.55m				7:27AM0.50m				7:34PM0.47m					8:05AM0.41m				8:12PM0.40m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	19	21	23	23	22	21	20	19	19	21	23	23	22	21	20	19	19	22	24	23	22	21
Feels °C	19	17	17	19	20	20	19	19	18	18	19	21	22	21	20	18	17	16	16	20	22	23	23	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 6	NE 5
kJ	100	109	75	74	204	232	217	188	113	68	61	59	58	57	37	36	25	25	7	6	12	7	24	18
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 7	SSW 18	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 13	E 5	SSW 12	E 8	SSW 11	E 5	E 7	E 6	SE 10	SSW 10	SSW 19	SSW 18	E 6	E 6
kJ	25	25	9	126	72	52	51	34	33	33	66	4	28	11	24	5	14	7	15	18	36	64	7	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SE 14	E 7	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	E 5	SW 12	E 8	SSW 12	E 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SE 10	SE 9	SSW 9	SW 18	SSW 18
kJ	25	25	29	9	61	59	55	53	52	49	4	39	5	27	9	23	22	20	19	14	13	17	79	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	ENE 5	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 5	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 5	—	—
kJ	6	6	8	7	17	29	29	22	16	7	12	8	7	7	28	33	25	39	39	37	31	35	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sodwana KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	152	104	90	104	212	212	171	90	55	3	0	3	571	212	171	152	90	90	90	90	539	55	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mtunzini		Richards Bay (Outside)	Mtunzini	Siyayi
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2			2	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7
Header Global	Albatross South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	9	9	9	9	6	7	6	6	8	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	7	9

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