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Mapelane Surf Forecast
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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 7AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1499 | 1645 | 1599 | 1578 | 1382 | 1204 | 1225 | 1130 | 1000 | 866 | 853 | 666 | 669 | 668 | 657 | 639 | 577 | 534 | 458 | 419 | 293 | 376 | 790 | 815 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:18PM 1.57 | 9:47AM 1.37 | 10:43PM 1.48 | 11:29AM 1.33 | 12:21AM 1.48 | 1:06PM 1.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:41AM 0.63 | 4:01PM 0.60 | 5:13AM 0.67 | 5:41PM 0.63 | 6:48AM 0.61 | 7:14PM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North
Continuing clean conditions at Mapelane (light winds from the SW at Richards Bay 58 km from Mapelane). 3.0m 8s swell from the S with a 2.2m 17s long period groundswell from the SSW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
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