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 pm Saturday 23 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 May)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (23 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (23 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 23					Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tue 26
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	184	178	133	128	96	94	95	115	108	104	189	183	98	116	114	119	112	108	106	104	102	100	109	75
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	WSW	SW	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	8:37AM1.37m				9:42PM1.45m				10:11AM1.31m					11:12PM1.47m				11:41AM1.34m				00:21AM1.53m
Low Tide			2:56PM0.60m				4:03AM0.74m				4:26PM0.65m					5:35AM0.70m				5:47PM0.62m				6:41AM0.61m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—
	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	22	22	21	21	21	20	19	19
Feels °C	21	22	21	21	20	20	20	21	22	21	22	21	23	23	22	21	23	21	20	19	20	19	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	184	178	133	128	96	94	94	68	68	104	189	183	98	116	114	119	112	108	106	104	102	100	109	75
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 13	S 13	S 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 7	SSW 19
kJ	79	72	73	73	50	49	95	115	108	68	66	65	65	64	60	58	41	41	26	25	25	25	9	73
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 15	S 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSW 9	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSE 4	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	E 9	E 7
kJ	21	41	39	61	35	57	16	21	21	19	18	17	6	17	15	15	15	16	16	14	5	25	14	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 4	S 7	S 7	SE 3	—	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4
kJ	4	12	26	32	35	40	40	31	22	15	34	32	3	—	—	—	1	2	6	12	17	21	18	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Vidal KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Blythedale KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Tofinho Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	34	55	447	153	90	55	55	0	0	55	212	90	0	0	0	55	55	571	593	212	152	152	104	90
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand		Blythedale	Mtunzini	Mtunzini	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Senoritas	Alkantstrand		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)				Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	2	2		1	2	1	2	2	1	2		1	1	2	1	1	1				1	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Currumbin Point Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Kaka Point New Zealand	Dolphin Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	7

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