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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 May 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
24.9° 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 6PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | NE 6 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | |
126 | 204 | 232 | 217 | 188 | 113 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 35 | 39 | 36 | 42 | 64 | 79 | 30 | 75 | 130 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:46PM1.43m | 1:11AM1.61m | 1:33PM1.52m | 1:51AM1.68m | 2:12PM1.61m | 2:26AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM0.55m | 7:27AM0.50m | 7:34PM0.47m | 8:05AM0.41m | 8:12PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 18 |
 kJ | 74 | 204 | 232 | 217 | 188 | 113 | 68 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | E 5 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | E 6 | NE 5 | SSW 18 | E 6 |
| kJ | 126 | 72 | 52 | 51 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 39 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 64 | 79 | 13 | 9 | 130 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | NE 5 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 75 | 4 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 35 | 39 | 36 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 27 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 212 | 212 | 171 | 104 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 571 | 212 | 171 | 152 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 571 | 153 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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