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Mapelane Surf Forecast
/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /
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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 01 Dec 2025 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
25.2° 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 1AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 580 | 538 | 522 | 329 | 258 | 195 | 198 | 243 | 468 | 443 | 401 | 378 | 303 | 235 | 217 | 167 | 155 | 160 | 161 | 517 | 389 | 382 | 319 | 804 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:16AM 1.60 | 1:39PM 1.86 | 2:04AM 1.74 | 2:25PM 1.96 | 2:48AM 1.85 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:09PM 0.40 | 7:17AM 0.34 | 7:56PM 0.26 | 8:06AM 0.21 | 8:40PM 0.14 | 8:52AM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 29 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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