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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 04 Nov 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Margate today?
The current surf forecast for Margate at 11PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 04 | Wednesday 05 | Thursday 06 | Friday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 520 | 794 | 627 | 538 | 501 | 406 | 351 | 585 | 447 | 299 | 222 | 177 | 174 | 193 | 115 | 84 | 82 | 66 | 63 | 87 | 90 | 85 | 124 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:45PM 1.88 | 3:06AM 1.71 | 3:23PM 1.93 | 3:44AM 1.74 | 4:00PM 1.91 | 4:22AM 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:01PM -0.02 | 9:06AM -0.02 | 9:37PM -0.07 | 9:44AM -0.04 | 10:13PM -0.05 | 10:24AM 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 04 | Wednesday 05 | Thursday 06 | Friday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
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