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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
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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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | |
116 | 114 | 119 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 109 | 75 | 74 | 270 | 229 | 217 | 188 | 113 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 41 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:12PM1.47m | 11:41AM1.34m | 00:21AM1.53m | 12:46PM1.43m | 1:11AM1.61m | 1:33PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.70m | 5:47PM0.62m | 6:41AM0.61m | 6:47PM0.55m | 7:27AM0.50m | 7:34PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
116 | 114 | 119 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 109 | 75 | 74 | 270 | 229 | 217 | 188 | 113 | 68 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 37 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 7 |
64 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 63 | 72 | 52 | 51 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 14 | E 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 |
17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 49 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 41 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 104 | 55 | 104 | 90 | 90 | 104 | 212 | 212 | 171 | 104 | 55 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 212 | 212 | 171 | 171 |
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