Mapelane Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.40° S 32.43° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 08 Nov 2025 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 23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 10AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Afternoon (08 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (08 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s

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

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	Saturday 08							Sunday 09								Monday 10								Tue 11
	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	11 PM	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	SE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Period(s) (?)	7	6	7	7	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	14	13	13	12	14	14	15	15	15	14	14
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	47	58	64	91	40	66	50	54	92	78	66	70	70	104	99	96	87	71	187	477	688	773	610	487
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	4:57AM 1.96					5:15PM 1.94				5:37AM 1.84				5:55PM 1.75				6:22AM 1.67				6:39PM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)				11:03AM 0.09				11:25PM 0.14				11:45AM 0.25				12:06AM 0.30				12:31PM 0.46				12:54AM 0.48

	Saturday 08							Sunday 09								Monday 10								Tue 11
Sunrise	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	20	21	22	21	21	21	20	19	21	22	23	22	21	22	21	21	22	23	23	22	22	22	21
Feels °C (?)	19	19	19	19	17	17	19	18	18	20	20	21	20	20	22	20	19	19	19	19	18	19	18	17

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