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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
26.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | |
269 | 275 | 287 | 347 | 422 | 586 | 738 | 643 | 625 | 500 | 431 | 426 | 363 | 326 | 279 | 279 | 273 | 273 | 350 | 718 | 829 | 1056 | 1281 | 1308 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | 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 | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:15AM1.24m | 00:17AM1.42m | 12:45PM1.38m | 1:16AM1.59m | 1:35PM1.53m | 1:56AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33PM0.72m | 6:40AM0.69m | 6:51PM0.58m | 7:32AM0.53m | 7:37PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
 kJ | 269 | 275 | 287 | 347 | 422 | 586 | 738 | 643 | 625 | 500 | 431 | 426 | 363 | 326 | 279 | 279 | 273 | 273 | 231 | 235 | 192 | 192 | 188 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 13 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 147 | 107 | 67 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 11 | S 14 | — | S 15 | S 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SW 2 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 34 | 45 | 45 | 36 | 23 | 43 | 13 | 32 | 21 | 37 | 57 | 65 | 65 | 57 | 49 | 1 | 69 | 350 | 718 | 829 | 1056 | 1281 | 1308 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 212 | 212 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 212 | 212 | 104 | 104 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 34 | 177 | 458 | 263 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
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