Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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
27.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (01 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)999988887977778888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)127127125961421691691401081298699151151259306306361359358354354341459
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
2.03
3:41PM
1.96
3:55AM
2.09
4:07PM
2.00
4:20AM
2.09
4:32PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
0.09
9:43PM
0.03
10:02AM
0.04
10:09PM
0.01
10:27AM
0.03
10:35PM
0.03
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise-5:58-------6:00-------6:01------
Sunset----5:47-------5:46-------5:45---
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C242425252524242423242525242424242323252524242322
Feels °C (?)272525242424242523242423222324242322232220202019
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