Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 29 Mar 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
26.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 7AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
S
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.7
SSW
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)88866699912121212988128999111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)172141119218188146999994160189186140148138165140107126125146123133140
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
1.57
2:10PM
1.58
2:30AM
1.77
2:44PM
1.75
3:01AM
1.93
3:13PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
0.50
8:15PM
0.38
8:40AM
0.33
8:47PM
0.22
9:09AM
0.19
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset------5:51-------5:50-------5:49-
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
101-------1--------1-----
Temp. °C252424242526252424232324262626262525252527272625
Feels °C (?)282423222325252526242425272729292828292829282726
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