Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Margate today (24 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jun)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Afternoon (24 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (24 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).
	Wed 24					Thursday 25								Friday 26								Sat 27
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	245	202	202	212	249	280	289	257	367	519	441	310	268	268	206	156	154	273	708	1030	1579	1716	1887	1713
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	E	N	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide		11:48AM1.11m				00:19AM1.28m				12:57PM1.16m				1:16AM1.32m				1:50PM1.23m					2:03AM1.37m
Low Tide				5:42PM0.59m				6:47AM0.55m				6:51PM0.56m				7:39AM0.48m				7:45PM0.51m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—
	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	21	22	21	20	19	18	18	18	23	24	22	20	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	18	20	20	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	21	20	20	18	17	16	19	20	20	18	17	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16
kJ	245	202	202	212	249	280	289	257	367	519	441	310	268	268	206	156	154	273	708	1030	1579	1716	1887	1713
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SW 20	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 18	E 7	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	47	47	36	37	49	48	51	54	54	70	16	40	27	27	25	34	17	114	56	56	128	103	82	82
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	S 5	SW 17	SW 16	SSW 17	SW 18	—	—	S 20	E 11	—	SSW 18	S 10	SSW 18	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	2	87	52	80	16	137	125	195	155	—	—	7	2	—	31	2	126	—	—	—	—	2	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	—	—	—	ESE 4	—	—	ENE 7	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	80	56	33	24	—	—	—	5	—	—	91	17	31	38	49	94	105	171	196	170	161	146	136	109
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	West Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	4	4	3
Distance (km)	202	109	157	76	0	0	19	0	127	449	127	90	19	19	19	90	126	157	90	90	90	0	0	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast				North Beach	Umzumbe	Umzumbe	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Reunion		Reunion	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Umzumbe	Amanzimtoti				Reunion	Country Club (African Beach)	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti
Rating (10 max)				1	2	2	2	2	1		1	2	2	2	2	2				2	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	6	6	6

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