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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 02 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
27.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 80 | 137 | 89 | 75 | 99 | 102 | 196 | 226 | 270 | 314 | 359 | 380 | 389 | 398 | 460 | 421 | 366 | 329 | 372 | 305 | 355 | 486 | 799 | 721 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:55AM 2.09 | 4:07PM 2.00 | 4:20AM 2.09 | 4:32PM 1.99 | 4:44AM 2.05 | 4:56PM 1.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:02AM 0.04 | 10:09PM 0.01 | 10:27AM 0.03 | 10:35PM 0.03 | 10:51AM 0.06 | 11:00PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sun 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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