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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
27.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 10PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 46 | 45 | 423 | 411 | 297 | 225 | 182 | 429 | 498 | 1191 | 549 | 549 | 925 | 465 | 472 | 351 | 341 | 265 | 204 | 181 | 176 | 158 | 119 | 117 |
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- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:16PM 1.80 | 6:37AM 1.76 | 6:53PM 1.60 | 7:17AM 1.52 | 7:43PM 1.38 | 8:23AM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:25AM 0.23 | 12:48PM 0.38 | 1:04AM 0.46 | 1:32PM 0.60 | 2:02AM 0.71 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
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