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) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 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 1AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jun)	6.5ft (2.0m)	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 Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sat night).
	Fri 12			Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Mon 15
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 6	S 7	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 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	75	83	126	170	245	364	501	1964	1565	1117	720	1077	1077	1212	1195	1048	886	743	636	531	444	437	361	361
Wind (km/h)	NE	W	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	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-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide				1:56AM1.82m					2:23PM1.72m				2:46AM1.91m				3:11PM1.82m				3:32AM1.95m
Low Tide		7:34PM0.35m					8:13AM0.28m				8:27PM0.24m				9:00AM0.18m				9:16PM0.16m				9:45AM0.12m


	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—
	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	24	22	22	21	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	20	22	22	22	20	20	19	19	23	24
Feels °C	25	25	17	17	16	16	17	16	16	18	17	17	18	17	17	17	18	18	15	16	15	16	19	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	NE 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	75	67	126	170	217	210	202	198	1565	1117	720	1077	1077	1212	1195	1048	886	743	636	531	444	437	361	361
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	E 11	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	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	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	24	83	45	21	10	4	378	198	155	146	114	111	109	94	66	65	71	67	25	43	51	49	51	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 11	—	SW 14	SW 15	SSW 16	NE 6	—	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 15	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	NE 6
kJ	—	24	—	8	8	24	2	—	6	2	174	1	1	1	—	—	—	36	34	24	—	—	—	38
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	—	SSW 4	S 5	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	SW 2
kJ	67	—	24	115	245	364	501	1964	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	39	70	80	90	91	97	58	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Quissico Inhambane	Mapelane KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Senoritas 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	Umhlanga KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mapelane KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	3	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	458	0	177	263	210	210	177	153	56	0	0	0	0	3	152	212	212	196	171	171	171	104	55	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast		Cape Vidal	Kosi Bay				Umdloti	Umdloti	Mtunzini	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Sodwana			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mapelane
Rating (10 max)		1	1				4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2			3	4	4	3	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Stompneus West Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Injidup Carpark Australia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Abalolo Reef United States	Abalolo Reef United States	Abalolo Reef United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Nugget Point New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Ansteys South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Hanga Poukura Chile	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Charleston New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	8	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	4	4	5	5	5

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