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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
23.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9AM is: 1.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)19s
Afternoon (21 Nov)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (21 Nov)6ft (1.8m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)201918171616161514141414141413131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5731169140417381596151814791349125712401223947136214621561151413351134988759657647555528
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
0
S
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
E
15
E
20
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
30
N
25
NNE
40
NE
25
NE
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassonononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
1.87
4:25AM
1.80
4:35PM
1.83
4:54AM
1.76
5:05PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
0.21
10:16PM
0.17
10:27AM
0.24
10:46PM
0.21
10:57AM
0.30
11:16PM
0.27
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
Sunrise4:47-------4:46-------4:46-------
Sunset----6:24-------6:25-------6:25---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1---116--
Temp. °C202122232322222121222323232222222122252625212121
Feels °C (?)212321232323232121232422222222222020242324222222
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