Mapelane Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.40° S 32.43° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 25 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 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)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly 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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave 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	NE 5	NNE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	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)	W	WSW	W	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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
Feels °C	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
kJ	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
kJ	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
kJ	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
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	6	8	10	10	17	26	29	22	12	11	7	13	3	20	41	38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	2	2			2	2	1	1	1	1			1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	9	5	6	6	7	7	7	6	7	7

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