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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
23.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 11PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)--
Afternoon (21 Nov)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (21 Nov)6ft (1.8m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
2.1
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1616151514141414141413131312121212121212111199
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1596151814601349125712401223990140216321736151413141004870657565555546449426102716782000
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
5
E
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
E
15
E
20
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
NNE
40
NE
30
NE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscross-
off		offglassonononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
1.87
4:25AM
1.80
4:35PM
1.83
4:54AM
1.76
5:05PM
1.77
5:26AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:16PM
0.17
10:27AM
0.24
10:46PM
0.21
10:57AM
0.30
11:16PM
0.27
11:29AM
0.38
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise----4:46-------4:46-------4:46---
Sunset6:24-------6:25-------6:25-------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------11----101--111
Temp. °C232222212122232323222222212325262522212121222222
Feels °C (?)232323222223242322222222202122232423212019202021
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