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 am Tuesday 02 Jun 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 24.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today (02 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (02 Jun)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (02 Jun)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).
	Tuesday 2							Wednesday 3								Thursday 4								Fri 5
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 12	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 13	SSW 15	NNE 6	NE 6	SSW 13	S 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	86	84	41	38	37	37	36	36	28	35	33	53	68	68	67	57	121	118	120	294	330	486	519	596
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	WSW	S	E	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NE	NNE	NW	NE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-on	glassy
High Tide					4:53PM1.73m					5:04AM1.75m				5:27PM1.70m				5:37AM1.70m				6:03PM1.65m
Low Tide			10:43AM0.24m				10:56PM0.32m					11:16AM0.28m				11:29PM0.38m				11:50AM0.33m				00:05AM0.45m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35
	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	9	2	1
Temp °C	19	18	21	23	22	22	21	20	19	18	21	22	21	22	22	21	21	20	24	25	23	19	19	19
Feels °C	18	17	21	22	21	22	21	20	19	17	21	22	20	20	20	18	19	15	20	23	20	19	18	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 13	S 12	NE 7	S 12	S 12
kJ	26	26	37	37	37	37	36	36	23	35	33	53	68	68	67	49	49	50	50	294	330	194	519	596
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 10	SSW 12	ESE 9	NE 8
kJ	38	37	25	25	25	17	18	18	18	19	28	34	12	25	34	57	121	118	102	49	75	486	66	244
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 9	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 11	SW 16	SSW 11	—	SSW 11	ESE 10	SW 13	ESE 10	SW 12	ESE 9
kJ	86	84	41	38	34	34	33	29	28	28	16	11	18	18	11	11	47	—	44	20	44	72	38	65
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	NNE 2	NNE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 4	NE 4	N 4	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 2	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 8
kJ	2	1	1	2	5	5	6	4	8	—	—	—	1	1	7	20	47	105	120	135	211	431	115	673
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mapelane KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	3	3	3	212	212	55	55	3	0	0	0	55	212	90	55	171	130	90	55	55	55	0	55	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Herolds Bay Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	3	1	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	1	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Clark Island New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Tahai Chile	Asu Indonesia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Bayobar - Punta Tur Peru	Ahijedero Mexico	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5

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