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Margate Surf Forecast
/ Durban/KZN South (31 surf breaks) /
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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 01 Dec 2025 SASTForecast 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
24.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Margate today?
The current surf forecast for Margate at 6PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1356 | 908 | 745 | 526 | 454 | 302 | 307 | 716 | 789 | 1075 | 595 | 606 | 476 | 389 | 365 | 274 | 256 | 708 | 606 | 517 | 442 | 434 | 507 | 688 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:47PM 1.54 | 1:18AM 1.38 | 1:37PM 1.66 | 2:06AM 1.49 | 2:24PM 1.74 | 2:50AM 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:11PM 0.31 | 7:14AM 0.29 | 7:58PM 0.18 | 8:03AM 0.19 | 8:42PM 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
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