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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 24 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
26.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 11PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 498 | 1191 | 549 | 1063 | 925 | 822 | 822 | 425 | 336 | 265 | 253 | 178 | 176 | 136 | 128 | 127 | 115 | 104 | 111 | 126 | 187 | 155 | 130 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:53PM 1.60 | 7:17AM 1.52 | 7:43PM 1.38 | 8:23AM 1.28 | 10:00PM 1.20 | 11:51AM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:04AM 0.46 | 1:32PM 0.60 | 2:02AM 0.71 | 2:59PM 0.81 | 4:52AM 0.87 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 27 |
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