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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 25 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
23.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 2AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (26 Nov)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (26 Nov)5ft (1.5m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)1515141417161615141414131312121212111111101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54453059475612162282214316021240904733560476383333265361225198164173273318348
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
1.38
6:49AM
1.31
6:56PM
1.28
7:48AM
1.26
7:59PM
1.19
9:08AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
0.38
12:52PM
0.54
1:19AM
0.46
1:57PM
0.62
2:25AM
0.52
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise----4:48-------4:48-------4:48---
Sunset6:40-------6:42-------6:43-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------21------
Temp. °C212019181822252525232322222425242323222121232425
Feels °C (?)191818161721242525242524242323242425242223252626
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