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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 25 Mar 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
27.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 925 | 822 | 834 | 419 | 336 | 265 | 253 | 195 | 176 | 127 | 124 | 173 | 152 | 113 | 105 | 232 | 107 | 151 | 142 | 121 | 101 | 137 | 131 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:17AM 1.52 | 7:43PM 1.38 | 8:23AM 1.28 | 10:00PM 1.20 | 11:51AM 1.20 | 12:58AM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:32PM 0.60 | 2:02AM 0.71 | 2:59PM 0.81 | 4:52AM 0.87 | 6:21PM 0.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Sat 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 |
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