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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 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
26.6° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 712 | 622 | 903 | 1014 | 825 | 824 | 759 | 2313 | 2310 | 730 | 3087 | 2605 | 2119 | 1631 | 2178 | 1518 | 1307 | 1031 | 980 | 850 | 615 | 437 | 361 | 304 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:29AM 1.68 | 6:56PM 1.58 | 7:18AM 1.46 | 8:04PM 1.39 | 8:43AM 1.27 | 10:18PM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:41PM 0.40 | 1:07AM 0.54 | 1:37PM 0.59 | 2:23AM 0.75 | 3:14PM 0.74 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
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