Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 22 May 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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.2
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
1.3
NE
6
0.7
E
11
1.1
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
E
10
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
327
322
390
163
124
116
124
114
297
182
184
181
133
128
125
94
131
115
76
104
103
99
91
86
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:26AM1.51m
8:15PM1.52m
8:37AM1.37m
9:42PM1.45m
10:11AM1.31m
11:12PM1.47m
Low Tide
1:42PM0.49m
2:29AM0.67m
2:56PM0.60m
4:03AM0.74m
4:26PM0.65m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:02
5:02
1
Temp °C
19
19
22
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
21
22
22
22
20
20
19
20
22
22
22
22
21
21
16
16
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
21
22
23
24
20
19
18
19
20
20
21
22
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.2
E
12
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
E
11
1
E
7
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
1.1
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
327
322
390
65
118
86
116
114
297
182
184
181
133
128
125
94
94
92
68
68
66
99
91
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.8
E
11
0.6
S
12
0.7
E
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
24
126
117
163
102
116
89
85
84
82
79
73
71
73
50
49
131
115
76
104
103
65
65
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
14
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
SSW
13
0.6
S
12
0.1
S
20
0.6
S
12
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
S
15
0.3
NE
5
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
63
15
17
105
8
98
7
4
18
20
11
41
4
60
35
57
21
21
21
19
18
17
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1
NNE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
11
16
25
49
124
52
124
93
93
7
8
13
9
14
24
31
28
27
25
19
17
17
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
152
152
153
212
130
104
90
55
3
0
0
475
0
0
0
0
0
0
55
210
55
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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