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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 25 Dec 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
23.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 8AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 25). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (25 Dec)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (25 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSE
0.7
SW
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)1066799999888812881213121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20789711718122022518414814313610810914214599104142193184177171109107
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		glasscross-
on		glassoncross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
1.51
6:47PM
1.42
7:26AM
1.47
7:32PM
1.33
8:17AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
0.22
12:47PM
0.39
1:01AM
0.28
1:35PM
0.45
1:46AM
0.35
2:33PM
0.51
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise--4:52-------4:54-------4:54-----
Sunset------7:01-------7:02-------7:02-
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------121122---11111
Temp. °C212121212122222121202020212121202121202121212120
Feels °C (?)202121222122222120212222232220202222212121202019
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