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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 SASTForecast 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
27.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 5PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1036 | 1161 | 1240 | 965 | 980 | 867 | 826 | 826 | 839 | 1122 | 1131 | 1020 | 761 | 761 | 779 | 2053 | 1877 | 1568 | 1016 | 1045 | 1184 | 1072 | 1152 | 1137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:20PM 1.86 | 5:32AM 1.85 | 5:45PM 1.75 | 5:56AM 1.71 | 6:10PM 1.60 | 6:21AM 1.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:16AM 0.13 | 11:24PM 0.18 | 11:40AM 0.24 | 11:49PM 0.31 | 12:05PM 0.37 | 12:15AM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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