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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 22 Jan 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 10PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 22). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)--
Afternoon (22 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (22 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
5 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)
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NE
0.6
S
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
S
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)61212121279817171616151515141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24910613818118156097163261810611335139317751847182217971773152613221122975724623530
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNE
40
NNE
30
N
15
NW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:56PM
1.91
6:20AM
1.96
6:28PM
1.83
6:53AM
1.89
7:03PM
1.72
7:32AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:05AM
0.08
12:26PM
0.23
12:37AM
0.16
1:02PM
0.32
1:12AM
0.27
1:44PM
0.45
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise-----5:13-------5:13-------5:15--
Sunset6:50-------6:50-------6:49-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262524232424252525242323232425252525252525252627
Feels °C (?)232222232021222223232123232526252527282727272627
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