Margate Surf Forecast

/ Durban/KZN South (30 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (30.86° S 30.37° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 SAST

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

Today's Margate sea temperature is 22.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 9AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (19 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	12s

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

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	Friday 19							Saturday 20								Sunday 21								Mon 22
	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	11 PM	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	2510	2325	2023	1468	1486	1218	869	964	857	885	749	643	538	430	350	290	240	236	228	274	220	217	213	164
Wind (km/h)	SW	S	SE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	SSW	S	SE	NNE	SSE	SW	N
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	2:29AM 1.45				2:49PM 1.60				2:59AM 1.56				3:17PM 1.71				3:26AM 1.64				3:42PM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)			8:35AM 0.25				8:58PM 0.24				9:03AM 0.14				9:24PM 0.14				9:29AM 0.06				9:49PM 0.08

	Friday 19							Saturday 20								Sunday 21								Mon 22
Sunrise	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	21	20	20	20	20	19	20	21	21	20	20	19	19
Feels °C (?)	17	18	17	17	14	14	14	13	12	13	14	17	16	19	17	17	17	20	21	21	22	21	20	19

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South

Wind Update Recent cross-shore wind 108 km from Margate has fallen light (light winds from the SW at Durban Intnl. Airport). Waves should be turning clean at Margate. A 2.8m groundswell from the S
3 hours 5 minutes ago Margate

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