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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 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
26.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 27 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 51 | 45 | 35 | 58 | 61 | 54 | 77 | 68 | 131 | 239 | 251 | 67 | 221 | 183 | 27 | 135 | 77 | 55 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | off | cross- off |
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Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 23 |
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