Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 28 May 2026 SAST
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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
24.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (28 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.8
NNE
5
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
E
7
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
28
18
18
84
79
15
77
84
124
105
190
348
334
322
306
246
242
246
193
314
239
341
322
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NE
10
NNE
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:12PM1.61m
2:26AM1.74m
2:46PM1.67m
2:59AM1.78m
3:18PM1.72m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.41m
8:12PM0.40m
8:38AM0.33m
8:47PM0.34m
9:10AM0.27m
9:20PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:00
1
1
2
Temp °C
19
19
22
24
23
22
21
20
20
19
22
23
23
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
20
16
16
20
23
24
24
23
22
22
20
24
24
22
20
19
18
19
20
21
21
20
21
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
25
7
7
12
8
12
15
15
14
124
105
190
348
334
322
306
246
242
54
43
314
239
341
322
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
E
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
7
15
18
18
12
6
6
77
84
14
14
14
13
21
15
15
15
15
246
193
19
12
18
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
20
0.1
SE
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
20
19
14
13
84
79
15
14
14
15
15
75
3
15
15
18
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
Energy kJ
26
28
17
12
25
3
31
51
89
95
67
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
90
90
55
494
55
0
34
0
0
0
3
904
1109
263
210
153
55
0
0
764
212
90
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
6
7
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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