Mapelane Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.40° S 32.43° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 22 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 May)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (23 May)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (23 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 22			Saturday 23								Sunday 24								Mon 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	E 11	E 11	E 11	ENE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	S 12	E 10	E 10	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	138	116	116	149	297	182	182	181	133	128	125	94	95	90	108	73	72	99	91	93	91	119	115	108
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	N	N	NW	SW	SSW	S	S	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on
High Tide			8:15PM1.52m				8:37AM1.37m				9:42PM1.45m				10:11AM1.31m					11:12PM1.47m				11:41AM1.34m
Low Tide					2:29AM0.67m				2:56PM0.60m				4:03AM0.74m				4:26PM0.65m					5:35AM0.70m


	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—
	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	21	20	19	18	21	23	23	22	20	20	19	19	22	23	22	21	21	21	20	21	22	22
Feels °C	19	21	18	18	19	17	21	23	24	23	19	19	18	18	21	21	21	20	21	21	20	22	23	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 6	E 11	E 11	ENE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	121	84	116	149	297	182	182	181	133	128	125	94	94	68	68	68	66	99	91	93	91	119	115	108
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	E 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	SSE 4	SSE 4	E 9
kJ	102	116	89	85	84	82	79	72	71	73	50	49	95	90	108	73	72	65	65	41	41	15	12	40
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	S 12	S 20	S 15	S 15	NE 6	NE 6	S 15	S 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	SSE 4
kJ	8	98	7	5	18	15	11	41	39	61	35	57	16	16	21	19	18	17	17	17	15	40	40	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	N 5	—	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 4	S 4	S 4	—	—
kJ	138	54	112	80	40	—	2	11	13	17	18	27	30	31	31	32	31	21	15	14	14	20	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	90	90	90	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55	55	571	210	55	0	0	0	0	55	212
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Siyayi	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Kosi Bay	Siyayi	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand			Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1			1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Burleigh Heads Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Currumbin Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Saint Leu Reunion	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Arrawarra Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Hell South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	6	7	6	5	5	6	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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