Mapelane Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.40° S 32.43° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 23 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 24.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 May)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (23 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (23 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 23							Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tue 26
	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)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	286	184	184	178	133	128	96	94	95	90	108	104	103	183	130	123	114	119	115	108	106	104	102	100
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	WSW	WSW	WSW	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			8:37AM1.37m				9:42PM1.45m				10:11AM1.31m					11:12PM1.47m				11:41AM1.34m				00:21AM1.53m
Low Tide					2:56PM0.60m				4:03AM0.74m				4:26PM0.65m					5:35AM0.70m				5:47PM0.62m


	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31
	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	22	23	22	22	21	20	20	20	21	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	21	22	21	21	21	20
Feels °C	18	18	21	23	22	22	21	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	23	21	23	23	22	19	19	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	286	184	184	178	133	128	96	94	94	68	68	104	103	183	130	123	114	119	115	108	106	104	102	100
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	84	82	79	72	73	73	50	49	95	90	108	68	66	65	65	64	61	58	41	41	40	25	25	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	NE 5	S 16	S 15	S 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 16
kJ	18	14	21	41	39	61	35	57	16	16	21	19	18	17	17	17	15	15	15	16	16	14	5	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 2	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 4	S 7	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	1	4	21	31	23	15	15	18	23	22	15	10	33	4	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	12	15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Mtunzini KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	34	55	34	153	0	55	55	0	55	0	571	90	0	0	0	0	0	571	571	571	152	152
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand	Cape Vidal	Bog Bay	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand		Mtunzini	St Lucia	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal				Kosi Bay	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1		2	2	2	1	1	1				1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Arrawarra Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	8	7	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4

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