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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
26.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 6PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 145 | 121 | 121 | 137 | 170 | 181 | 191 | 160 | 133 | 113 | 157 | 163 | 193 | 137 | 116 | 142 | 152 | 126 | 123 | 95 | 135 | 202 | 189 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:51AM 1.20 | 12:58AM 1.34 | 1:26PM 1.39 | 1:54AM 1.57 | 2:10PM 1.58 | 2:30AM 1.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:21PM 0.78 | 7:18AM 0.71 | 7:35PM 0.58 | 8:06AM 0.50 | 8:15PM 0.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
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