Margate Surf Forecast

/ Durban/KZN South (30 surf breaks) /

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

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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 04 Jul 2025 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 21.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 9PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (04 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Evening (04 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	8s

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

Hourly 12 Days

Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast Surf

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	Friday 04			Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thursday 10								Friday 11								Sat 12
	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	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	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)	2	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	0	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	5	5	5	5	4	1	0	0	2	2	4	4	4	3	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	7	8	10	10	9	12	12	12	13	14	15	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	17	17	16	16
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	314	752	405	400	265	383	266	392	625	929	1392	2517	2450	2518	1368	4799	4070	1670	3732	4510	4664	4425	4197	3887	3858	4833	4400	4374	4098	3665	3371	2955	2792	2583	2525	2446	1988	1477	1571	1059	824	681	536	463	478	596	564	700	625	644	523	464	371	353	411	261	358	931	1602	3750
Wind (km/h)	SSW	WSW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	ENE	ENE	NE	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	NNE	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NW	W	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)				11:01PM 1.21				11:43AM 1.07				12:16AM 1.23				1:00PM 1.12				1:19AM 1.28				1:56PM 1.20					2:09AM 1.36				2:40PM 1.30				2:50AM 1.44				3:18PM 1.39				3:27AM 1.52				3:54PM 1.48				4:02AM 1.58				4:28PM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)	4:14PM 0.62					5:33AM 0.64				5:36PM 0.64				6:46AM 0.59				6:52PM 0.60				7:43AM 0.50				7:49PM 0.52					8:28AM 0.41				8:35PM 0.44				9:06AM 0.32				9:15PM 0.36				9:42AM 0.23				9:52PM 0.29				10:15AM 0.16				10:28PM 0.24

	Friday 04			Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thursday 10								Friday 11								Sat 12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:12	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	3
Temp. °C	20	18	17	15	14	14	18	19	18	16	15	15	15	16	20	20	19	18	17	15	14	15	18	18	17	16	15	15	14	14	17	19	17	16	15	14	14	14	19	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	22	23	21	20	19	20	19	18	18	18	17	16	15	14
Feels °C (?)	15	15	13	11	10	11	16	16	15	13	12	12	11	12	15	13	10	10	11	9	7	8	10	11	11	13	11	12	10	11	13	13	12	12	12	11	10	10	16	17	17	17	16	15	14	14	19	20	18	17	15	16	14	12	11	11	11	11	12	14

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