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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
26.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 931 | 834 | 531 | 795 | 669 | 443 | 361 | 361 | 1210 | 960 | 881 | 786 | 649 | 680 | 627 | 673 | 1172 | 1043 | 2214 | 1961 | 1608 | 1466 | 1429 | 1411 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:09PM 1.76 | 6:29AM 1.68 | 6:56PM 1.58 | 7:18AM 1.46 | 8:04PM 1.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:59AM 0.21 | 12:18AM 0.31 | 12:41PM 0.40 | 1:07AM 0.54 | 1:37PM 0.59 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
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