Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mapelane today (13 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jun)	7ft (2.1m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Jun)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (13 Jun)	6ft (1.9m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).
	Sat 13					Sunday 14								Monday 15								Tue 16
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 8	S 8	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	592	2120	1699	1229	708	1175	1212	1354	1335	1178	874	733	627	531	523	437	431	431	424	356	350	279	375	710
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:23PM1.72m				2:46AM1.91m				3:11PM1.82m				3:32AM1.95m				3:57PM1.90m				4:17AM1.96m
Low Tide	8:13AM0.28m				8:27PM0.24m				9:00AM0.18m				9:16PM0.16m				9:45AM0.12m				10:03PM0.12m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—
	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	20	23	22	22	20	19	19	19	23	23	21	21	20	20	20	20
Feels °C	16	16	18	18	16	17	18	17	17	19	18	18	15	15	15	16	20	20	18	18	18	18	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 8	S 12
kJ	202	2120	1699	1229	708	1175	1212	1354	1335	1178	874	733	627	531	523	437	431	431	424	356	350	271	224	710
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	NNE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 12	E 7
kJ	378	198	155	146	114	111	100	71	66	65	64	65	31	27	23	36	60	49	49	51	37	38	313	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	—	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 15	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	E 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 5	E 7	NNE 5
kJ	2	—	6	1	172	1	1	1	—	—	—	37	24	14	22	—	37	30	12	8	5	3	38	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	SSW 3	SSW 5	SSW 6	S 8	S 8	S 8	—
kJ	592	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	49	83	95	93	97	85	159	7	49	155	266	279	375	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sunrise KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kosi Bay KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	177	177	90	0	0	0	0	3	152	212	212	171	130	104	90	90	55	1067	539	177	153	55	55	55
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umdloti	Umdloti	Siyayi	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)			Kosi Bay	Umdloti	Mtunzini	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3			3	4	3	3	3	2			2	4	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	5	4	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5

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