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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 04 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
25.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1179 | 1391 | 1172 | 941 | 734 | 604 | 426 | 350 | 235 | 216 | 188 | 143 | 135 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 326 | 90 | 108 | 100 | 139 | 98 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:08PM 2.02 | 3:31AM 1.93 | 3:50PM 2.03 | 4:13AM 1.96 | 4:32PM 1.98 | 4:56AM 1.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:21PM 0.07 | 9:36AM 0.06 | 10:02PM 0.04 | 10:19AM 0.07 | 10:42PM 0.06 | 11:02AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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