Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 30 Nov 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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 5AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (30 Nov)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (30 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)8888777815151414131313131313131514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10489096153953202692058915846896914191230908745526454302307706678704663643
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NE
20
NNE
15
E
10
NW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crossoncross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
1.16
11:49AM
1.41
12:21AM
1.26
12:47PM
1.54
1:18AM
1.38
1:37PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:10AM
0.50
6:16PM
0.45
6:18AM
0.41
7:11PM
0.31
7:14AM
0.29
7:58PM
0.18
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Sunrise--4:48-------4:47-------4:47-----
Sunset------6:45-------6:46-------6:46-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----1-------------3-173
Temp. °C212120222322212120191921222322212020201924232121
Feels °C (?)161716182019192221202021212120201919211923242321
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