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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 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
25.0° 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 9PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 6 | ENE 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 | |
130 | 392 | 380 | 362 | 416 | 403 | 327 | 322 | 322 | 163 | 154 | 181 | 151 | 114 | 313 | 281 | 227 | 181 | 167 | 127 | 123 | 94 | 95 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:07PM1.64m | 7:26AM1.51m | 8:15PM1.52m | 8:37AM1.37m | 9:42PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.35m | 1:18AM0.52m | 1:42PM0.49m | 2:29AM0.67m | 2:56PM0.60m | 4:03AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 107 | 392 | 380 | 362 | 416 | 403 | 327 | 322 | 322 | 77 | 121 | 116 | 151 | 114 | 313 | 281 | 227 | 181 | 167 | 127 | 123 | 94 | 94 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 130 | 105 | 76 | 55 | 52 | 37 | 26 | 126 | 117 | 163 | 102 | 98 | 89 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 73 | 71 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 95 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 12 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 83 | 133 | 181 | 177 | 75 | 153 | 63 | 15 | 5 | 105 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 60 | 35 | 58 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 44 | 154 | 181 | 132 | 96 | 104 | — | 7 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 36 | 43 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 764 | 896 | 428 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 212 | 212 | 130 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 55 | 0 | 55 |
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