Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 Mar 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
26.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (27 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)8888813138888888777999991312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)135187145121121137170181191191133113130159186155104175152126123120135198
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
0
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
15
N
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:51AM
1.20
12:58AM
1.34
1:26PM
1.39
1:54AM
1.57
2:10PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
0.87
6:21PM
0.78
7:18AM
0.71
7:35PM
0.58
8:06AM
0.50
8:15PM
0.38
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:58------
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:51---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------5101--------
Temp. °C242527272626262524252728272524242424252525242423
Feels °C (?)283030282727282725252627262827242424242525252624
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