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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 May 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
160 | 159 | 127 | 130 | 392 | 380 | 362 | 350 | 403 | 327 | 322 | 330 | 313 | 118 | 116 | 282 | 412 | 229 | 182 | 227 | 141 | 167 | 128 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:32AM1.67m | 7:07PM1.64m | 7:26AM1.51m | 8:15PM1.52m | 8:37AM1.37m | 9:42PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.35m | 12:45PM0.35m | 1:18AM0.52m | 1:42PM0.49m | 2:29AM0.67m | 2:56PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 160 | 159 | 117 | 107 | 392 | 380 | 362 | 350 | 403 | 327 | 322 | 330 | 313 | 59 | 71 | 282 | 85 | 229 | 182 | 227 | 141 | 167 | 128 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 160 | 127 | 127 | 130 | 105 | 76 | 55 | 52 | 37 | 24 | 126 | 119 | 105 | 118 | 116 | 89 | 5 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 73 | 71 | 49 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 20 | S 19 | S 15 | NE 6 | S 16 | NE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 78 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 133 | 181 | 177 | 75 | 153 | 63 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 102 | 98 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 36 | 61 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 11 | NNE 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 34 | 49 | 76 | 81 | 55 | 412 | 29 | — | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 784 | 896 | 428 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 104 | 104 | 212 | 171 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 152 |
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