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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 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
27.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 215 | 67 | 183 | 153 | 119 | 82 | 57 | 92 | 109 | 100 | 374 | 381 | 306 | 196 | 119 | 132 | 175 | 23 | 44 | 113 | 168 | 60 | 49 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:03AM 2.20 | 4:19PM 2.06 | 4:37AM 2.16 | 4:53PM 2.02 | 5:12AM 2.06 | 5:30PM 1.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:49PM -0.07 | 10:13AM -0.06 | 10:23PM -0.07 | 10:47AM -0.03 | 10:59PM -0.01 | 11:22AM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
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