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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 08 Jan 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
26.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 7PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (08 Jan)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSW
2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414131312121111111111781414131312121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19701421929659454359202260251240235237257218514458431406522361349256373194
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
15
N
10
S
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55PM
1.67
7:26AM
1.70
7:31PM
1.54
8:05AM
1.56
8:12PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
0.39
1:06AM
0.31
1:33PM
0.51
1:42AM
0.46
2:15PM
0.64
2:25AM
0.61
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-------5:01-------5:01-------5:03
Sunset--6:52-------6:52-------6:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C252625252524242425252422222324242526262524232325
Feels °C (?)252524262423242527232219192425242425272625242527
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