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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Mapelane today?
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 362 | 351 | 397 | 347 | 490 | 341 | 367 | 630 | 2156 | 7067 | 5640 | 3758 | 2711 | 1998 | 1631 | 1638 | 1745 | 1687 | 1589 | 1490 | 1498 | 1536 | 1505 | 1462 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:00PM 1.19 | 12:07PM 1.22 | 12:59AM 1.29 | 1:36PM 1.43 | 1:55AM 1.49 | 2:18PM 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:58AM 0.86 | 6:37PM 0.81 | 7:16AM 0.69 | 7:48PM 0.61 | 8:03AM 0.48 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North
Continuing clean conditions at Mapelane (calm at Babanango 132 km from Mapelane). 1.2m 13s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.3m 9s swell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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