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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 13 Apr 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
26.7° 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 7AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 140 | 91 | 66 | 58 | 83 | 82 | 56 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 51 | 113 | 143 | 132 | 104 | 103 | 25 | 56 | 74 | 60 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 25 |
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