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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | |
87 | 168 | 119 | 117 | 115 | 113 | 104 | 71 | 66 | 63 | 77 | 124 | 93 | 537 | 645 | 655 | 572 | 575 | 554 | 532 | 418 | 471 | 363 | 450 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.70m | 5:40AM1.68m | 6:01PM1.59m | 6:12AM1.57m | 6:39PM1.48m | 6:52AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.27m | 11:34PM0.37m | 11:53AM0.37m | 00:06AM0.49m | 12:28PM0.49m | 00:44AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
— | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 12 |
 kJ | 52 | 61 | 49 | 47 | 25 | 47 | 47 | 36 | 34 | 46 | 24 | 19 | 77 | 537 | 645 | 655 | 572 | 575 | 554 | 532 | 418 | 471 | 363 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | S 12 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 87 | 168 | 119 | 117 | 115 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 20 | 40 | 41 | 93 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 51 | 38 | 36 | 263 | 222 | 276 | 168 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 11 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | SE 10 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 51 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 28 | 113 | 104 | 71 | 66 | 63 | 6 | 2 | 82 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 224 | 192 | 214 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 5 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 7 | — | ESE 3 | S 10 |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | — | 85 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 77 | 124 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 9 | — | 1 | 3 | 48 | — | 6 | 450 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 55 | 55 | 212 | 90 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 55 | 104 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 152 | 218 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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