Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 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
26.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)141515141514141514141413131313131212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1334139014699941137112114021392119510338747225915824904083142442321801771349388
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassoffglassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
1.60
6:21AM
1.56
6:38PM
1.44
6:51AM
1.40
7:17PM
1.28
7:40AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:15AM
0.46
12:33PM
0.52
12:44AM
0.63
1:09PM
0.69
1:26AM
0.81
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset5:40-------5:39-------5:38-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222212122242423232321212124252423222121212425
Feels °C (?)232323222324242322222220201922222120201920202323
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