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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 04 Apr 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
27.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 395 | 329 | 391 | 340 | 460 | 677 | 897 | 814 | 705 | 1002 | 1183 | 1052 | 980 | 965 | 980 | 867 | 826 | 826 | 826 | 1122 | 1118 | 996 | 818 | 669 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:44AM 2.05 | 4:56PM 1.94 | 5:08AM 1.96 | 5:20PM 1.86 | 5:32AM 1.85 | 5:45PM 1.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:51AM 0.06 | 11:00PM 0.09 | 11:16AM 0.13 | 11:24PM 0.18 | 11:40AM 0.24 | 11:49PM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tue 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
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