Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 01 May 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
26.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Evening (01 May)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.8
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
635
461
373
476
972
1464
2054
1680
1533
1240
1106
953
681
627
711
608
599
499
373
447
505
425
359
289
Wind (km/h)
35
N
25
N
10
WNW
10
SW
20
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:24AM1.96m
3:40PM1.87m
3:51AM1.96m
4:06PM1.88m
4:18AM1.93m
4:33PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.13m
9:41PM0.15m
10:00AM0.12m
10:09PM0.15m
10:26AM0.14m
10:36PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:16
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5:16
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
22
21
21
23
24
23
23
22
21
20
21
23
25
24
23
23
22
22
22
24
25
25
24
24
18
18
21
23
23
21
23
23
23
22
23
25
25
24
25
27
25
25
25
26
26
25
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.3
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
Energy kJ
635
461
373
292
972
1464
2054
1680
1533
1240
1106
953
681
627
711
608
599
499
373
447
505
425
359
289
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.5
NE
7
0.7
S
5
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
50
73
96
64
284
168
24
23
10
5
15
15
98
94
16
83
82
81
224
69
25
22
12
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
7
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
15
16
72
476
64
42
15
16
15
15
5
4
14
16
16
26
14
13
13
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
E
8
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
158
147
326
16
15
28
6
37
5
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
90
55
0
0
152
177
55
0
0
0
0
152
212
212
55
0
0
0
0
3
212
212
104
171
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
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