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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 21 Mar 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
26.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 275 | 844 | 847 | 719 | 619 | 501 | 389 | 340 | 261 | 967 | 258 | 250 | 233 | 225 | 242 | 106 | 147 | 98 | 71 | 68 | 77 | 48 | 70 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:12PM 2.06 | 5:30AM 2.13 | 5:43PM 1.96 | 6:02AM 1.97 | 6:16PM 1.80 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:08AM -0.06 | 11:17PM -0.07 | 11:39AM 0.03 | 11:50PM 0.05 | 12:12PM 0.18 | 12:25AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
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