Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 22 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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (23 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
5
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
1.1
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.5
SSE
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
116
116
149
297
182
182
181
133
128
125
94
95
90
108
73
72
99
91
93
91
119
115
108
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
10
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:15PM1.52m
8:37AM1.37m
9:42PM1.45m
10:11AM1.31m
11:12PM1.47m
11:41AM1.34m
Low Tide
2:29AM0.67m
2:56PM0.60m
4:03AM0.74m
4:26PM0.65m
5:35AM0.70m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:02
5:02
1
1
3
Temp °C
23
23
21
20
19
18
21
23
23
22
20
20
19
19
22
23
22
21
21
21
20
21
22
22
19
21
18
18
19
17
21
23
24
23
19
19
18
18
21
21
21
20
21
21
20
22
23
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
1
E
6
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
1.1
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Energy kJ
121
84
116
149
297
182
182
181
133
128
125
94
94
68
68
68
66
99
91
93
91
119
115
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.7
E
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
102
116
89
85
84
82
79
72
71
73
50
49
95
90
108
73
72
65
65
41
41
15
12
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.6
S
12
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
8
98
7
5
18
15
11
41
39
61
35
57
16
16
21
19
18
17
17
17
15
40
40
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
5
1
NNE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
N
5
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
138
54
112
80
40
2
11
13
17
18
27
30
31
31
32
31
21
15
14
14
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
90
90
90
55
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
55
55
571
210
55
0
0
0
0
55
212
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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