Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
26.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (30 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.8
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3857
2931
2168
1780
1461
1160
857
635
461
380
476
972
1482
2252
2029
1569
1382
1106
953
754
627
617
523
515
Wind (km/h)
15
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNE
40
NE
40
NNE
35
N
35
N
35
N
15
NW
10
NW
20
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
0
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:12PM1.84m
3:24AM1.96m
3:40PM1.87m
3:51AM1.96m
4:06PM1.88m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.19m
9:13PM0.17m
9:33AM0.13m
9:41PM0.15m
10:00AM0.12m
10:09PM0.15m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:16
6:16
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5:17
5:16
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
20
20
24
26
24
24
24
23
22
21
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
23
25
24
23
23
22
19
16
20
22
20
19
20
18
18
20
24
22
21
23
23
24
23
23
25
25
25
25
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
NE
7
1.1
S
11
1.3
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
3857
2931
2168
1780
1461
1160
857
635
461
156
292
972
1482
2252
2029
1569
1382
1106
953
754
627
617
523
515
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
1.2
S
12
1
NE
8
1.1
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
E
9
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.3
E
9
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
Energy kJ
45
45
29
28
27
27
51
50
73
380
113
289
125
45
25
22
14
5
15
98
94
14
83
81
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
Energy kJ
31
31
30
51
26
15
16
73
476
99
71
15
15
15
15
15
5
14
14
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
1
NE
4
1.4
NE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
7
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
Energy kJ
11
36
103
154
185
180
191
514
10
28
4
6
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
3
130
212
193
90
90
90
90
55
3
0
447
152
0
0
0
0
0
34
212
212
90
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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