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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 31 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
27.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 10AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 150 | 153 | 146 | 140 | 136 | 169 | 150 | 157 | 157 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 142 | 169 | 165 | 140 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 82 | 172 | 215 | 287 | 375 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:01AM 1.93 | 3:13PM 1.87 | 3:29AM 2.03 | 3:41PM 1.96 | 3:55AM 2.09 | 4:07PM 2.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:09AM 0.19 | 9:16PM 0.10 | 9:36AM 0.09 | 9:43PM 0.03 | 10:02AM 0.04 | 10:09PM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
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