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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 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
24.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mapelane today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
126 | 117 | 111 | 105 | 85 | 81 | 66 | 73 | 86 | 126 | 120 | 73 | 65 | 50 | 84 | 140 | 86 | 84 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:50PM1.75m | 4:01AM1.81m | 4:21PM1.75m | 4:33AM1.79m | 4:53PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.24m | 9:52PM0.28m | 10:12AM0.23m | 10:24PM0.29m | 10:43AM0.24m | 10:56PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 |
 kJ | 126 | 117 | 111 | 105 | 85 | 81 | 66 | 73 | 86 | 67 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 70 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 126 | 39 | 56 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 39 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 37 | 120 | 73 | 65 | 50 | 84 | 140 | 86 | 84 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 212 | 212 | 104 | 104 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 90 | 212 | 171 | 55 | 55 | 0 |
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