Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 SAST
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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 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 6PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.7
NE
6
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
204
232
217
188
113
68
66
59
58
57
37
36
25
35
39
36
42
64
79
30
75
130
123
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
N
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:46PM1.43m
1:11AM1.61m
1:33PM1.52m
1:51AM1.68m
2:12PM1.61m
2:26AM1.74m
Low Tide
6:47PM0.55m
7:27AM0.50m
7:34PM0.47m
8:05AM0.41m
8:12PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:01
5:01
5:01
Temp °C
22
23
23
22
21
20
19
19
21
23
23
22
21
20
19
19
22
24
23
23
21
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
17
18
19
22
22
21
20
19
17
16
16
19
22
22
23
23
22
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.7
NE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
74
204
232
217
188
113
68
61
59
58
57
37
36
25
25
7
7
7
7
12
30
21
21
123
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.3
E
5
0.4
E
8
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
E
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
E
6
Energy kJ
126
72
52
51
34
33
33
66
39
4
20
24
23
14
7
15
18
18
64
79
13
9
130
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SSW
9
Energy kJ
9
61
59
55
53
52
49
7
4
28
27
9
8
22
20
19
14
13
16
16
30
75
4
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
N
5
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.1
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.7
N
5
Energy kJ
11
20
29
29
25
17
11
17
9
1
2
20
27
25
35
39
36
42
43
44
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
104
212
212
171
104
55
3
0
3
571
212
171
152
90
90
90
90
571
153
55
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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