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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 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
25.7° 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: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
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 Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
113 | 71 | 66 | 63 | 40 | 96 | 89 | 563 | 645 | 643 | 586 | 604 | 520 | 426 | 464 | 1782 | 1596 | 1655 | 1898 | 2770 | 1888 | 1987 | 1672 | 1249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.59m | 6:12AM1.57m | 6:39PM1.48m | 6:52AM1.45m | 7:32PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.37m | 00:06AM0.49m | 12:28PM0.49m | 00:44AM0.62m | 1:13PM0.61m | 1:41AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | |
 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:10 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 36 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 41 | 80 | 563 | 645 | 643 | 586 | 604 | 520 | 426 | 464 | 535 | 108 | 92 | 459 | 1919 | 1888 | 1987 | 1672 | 1249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | E 7 | SSE 19 | SE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 113 | 71 | 66 | 63 | 40 | 15 | 89 | 47 | 14 | 19 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 222 | 17 | 214 | 94 | 689 | 705 | 894 | 911 | 1106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | SW 15 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 82 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 244 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 71 | 68 | 55 | 64 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 96 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | 39 | 36 | 1782 | 1596 | 1655 | 1898 | 2770 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 152 | 3 | 90 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 152 | 152 | 104 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 130 | 0 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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