Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 6PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (19 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.5
SSE
14
0.9
E
8
0.6
SSE
14
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
1
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
8
1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
118
120
113
145
141
135
127
123
157
180
173
198
194
188
180
169
324
380
362
350
411
327
266
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:27PM1.88m
5:46AM1.83m
6:13PM1.77m
6:32AM1.67m
7:07PM1.64m
7:26AM1.51m
Low Tide
11:14AM0.11m
11:34PM0.20m
11:57AM0.22m
00:22AM0.35m
12:45PM0.35m
1:18AM0.52m
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rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:05
5:04
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
22
21
22
21
20
19
18
18
20
21
22
22
20
19
19
19
23
21
21
20
19
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
SSE
12
1
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
12
Energy kJ
64
90
90
113
111
133
130
124
78
157
180
173
198
194
188
180
169
133
380
362
350
411
327
266
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
E
7
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
13
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
129
118
84
82
145
141
135
127
123
45
133
133
99
130
101
101
130
324
130
95
93
58
42
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
11
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
E
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
76
73
120
111
55
101
68
60
44
59
113
109
109
107
73
84
83
133
186
177
118
153
62
85
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
3
6
7
8
3
8
24
11
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
55
55
55
0
0
0
55
55
1109
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
212
212
196
152
152
152
152
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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