Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.40° S 32.43° E

Mapelane, South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 1 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
24.2°C
1.2° 

Mapelane surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Mapelane based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Mapelane right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Mapelane

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Richards Bay

58 km SSW8 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
5
light winds from the SW
(6 km/h at 220°)
19.0 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Mtunzini

93 km SSW100 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-

-

Mbazwana Airfield

104 km N82 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
18.5 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Makatini

114 km NW48 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (11 kph from 190 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
22.4 °C-
-

-

Vryheid

174 km W1146 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 240°)
13.8 °C-
-

-

Durban Shaka Airport

185 km SSW109 m above sea level

3 hours ago
light rainLight rain
5
light winds from the WSW
(7 km/h at 240°)
21 °C6.0
6.0
broken
overcast

Mount Edgecombe

197 km SSW94 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
5
light winds from the SSW
(6 km/h at 210°)
20.4 °C-
-

-

Mount Edgecombe

197 km SSW94 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
5
light winds from the SSW
(6 km/h at 210°)
20.4 °C-
-

-

Durban Intnl. Airport

230 km SSW14 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
19.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pietermaritzburg

240 km SSW702 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
18.5 °C-
-

-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mapelane and within an acceptable time window.

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