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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
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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
24.9° 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 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | |
133 | 128 | 96 | 94 | 95 | 115 | 108 | 104 | 189 | 142 | 98 | 116 | 121 | 119 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 109 | 75 | 127 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:42PM1.45m | 10:11AM1.31m | 11:12PM1.47m | 11:41AM1.34m | 00:21AM1.53m | 12:46PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56PM0.60m | 4:03AM0.74m | 4:26PM0.65m | 5:35AM0.70m | 5:47PM0.62m | 6:41AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | |
5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 |
22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 |
133 | 128 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 189 | 142 | 98 | 116 | 121 | 119 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 109 | 75 | 75 | 273 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 7 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 |
73 | 73 | 50 | 49 | 95 | 115 | 108 | 104 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 41 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 127 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SE 14 | E 7 | SE 13 |
39 | 61 | 35 | 57 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
19 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 210 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 152 | 152 | 104 | 90 | 104 | 212 |
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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