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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 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
24.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (25 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (25 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)71010101010101616151515171616151414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)196171164123123121119155198259309305908145215121216862624482298289220210145
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
W
0
WSW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
SSE
15
S
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		onglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:01AM
1.61
6:12PM
1.60
6:44AM
1.53
6:56PM
1.49
7:40AM
1.45
7:57PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:50PM
0.35
12:05PM
0.48
12:28AM
0.45
12:49PM
0.59
1:16AM
0.55
1:50PM
0.69
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise--4:45-------4:45-------4:45-----
Sunset------6:28-------6:29-------6:30-
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
2-----1----------------1
Temp. °C212121212222222222222123252625242423232527262524
Feels °C (?)191919181920222223252424242424232422232628292724
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