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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 127 | 240 | 384 | 377 | 89 | 334 | 60 | 89 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 39 | 32 | 33 | 20 | 85 | 127 | 151 | 192 | 175 | 113 | 111 | 80 |
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 | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:32PM 1.98 | 4:56AM 1.94 | 5:13PM 1.90 | 5:39AM 1.87 | 5:54PM 1.78 | 6:25AM 1.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:19AM 0.07 | 10:42PM 0.06 | 11:02AM 0.14 | 11:23PM 0.13 | 11:46AM 0.26 | 12:05AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
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