Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
9
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
0.8
E
11
1.6
NE
6
1.5
ENE
6
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:04
5:02
1
1
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)
0.9
S
8
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
0.9
E
7
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy 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)
0.9
E
9
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.8
E
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
Energy 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)
0.5
E
13
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.6
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.6
S
12
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
Energy 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)
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
5
Energy 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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