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Margate Surf Forecast
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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Margate today?
The current surf forecast for Margate at 7AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2190 | 2822 | 2553 | 2507 | 1723 | 2258 | 2359 | 2364 | 2053 | 1631 | 2325 | 2325 | 1999 | 1468 | 1379 | 1218 | 869 | 917 | 857 | 820 | 760 | 653 | 546 | 430 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:53AM 1.31 | 2:17PM 1.44 | 2:29AM 1.45 | 2:49PM 1.60 | 2:59AM 1.56 | 3:17PM 1.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:03AM 0.39 | 8:28PM 0.36 | 8:35AM 0.25 | 8:58PM 0.24 | 9:03AM 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South
Continuing clean conditions at Margate (calm at Shaleburn 153 km from Margate). A 3.0m groundswell from the S
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