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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 SASTForecast 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
27.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 839 | 1003 | 1131 | 1020 | 761 | 779 | 779 | 2294 | 1685 | 1377 | 1191 | 1263 | 1315 | 965 | 1152 | 1137 | 1229 | 1246 | 1091 | 912 | 886 | 722 | 591 | 498 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:45PM 1.75 | 5:56AM 1.71 | 6:10PM 1.60 | 6:21AM 1.56 | 6:38PM 1.44 | 6:51AM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:40AM 0.24 | 11:49PM 0.31 | 12:05PM 0.37 | 12:15AM 0.46 | 12:33PM 0.52 | 12:44AM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
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