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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 3AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 619 | 458 | 381 | 295 | 233 | 263 | 258 | 250 | 233 | 225 | 242 | 106 | 115 | 73 | 71 | 98 | 48 | 46 | 294 | 344 | 296 | 294 | 269 | 353 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | 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 | cross | 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 | 6:37AM 1.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:17PM -0.07 | 11:39AM 0.03 | 11:50PM 0.05 | 12:12PM 0.18 | 12:25AM 0.23 | 12:48PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 6 |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
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