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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 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
27.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (17 Feb)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (17 Feb)7ft (2.1m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101312121211111110101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)100310929658988988048368267342103193015471100937711572486370315273236204166141
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
5
N
10
NW
10
N
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		onglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
1.99
4:29AM
2.08
4:38PM
2.05
4:57AM
2.14
5:06PM
2.07
5:25AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05AM
0.13
10:17PM
0.01
10:34AM
0.04
10:44PM
-0.06
11:02AM
0.00
11:12PM
-0.08
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------5:33-------5:35-------5:35
Sunset--6:34-------6:32-------6:31-----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242524232322222325272625252423252829272626262526
Feels °C (?)242423232523232324262526272423262829273030302929
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