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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 17 Mar 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
26.9° 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: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)8888888889109999999910101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)146122125129161169201196201300313347327373281375382334341349356349383287
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
10
E
15
E
20
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
WSW
5
NW
5
SW
5
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offcross-
off		offglassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
1.88
3:17PM
1.89
3:33AM
2.05
3:44PM
2.01
4:01AM
2.17
4:13PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:54PM
0.25
9:12AM
0.21
9:21PM
0.09
9:40AM
0.06
9:48PM
-0.03
10:08AM
-0.04
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise---5:50-------5:52-------5:52----
Sunset------6:05-------6:04-------6:02-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1-------21-----
Temp. °C252423242627262525232324272826262523232326262626
Feels °C (?)272726282928272728262625272725262726262630282728
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