Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 19 Jul 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
21.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 10AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tue
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)151616151515151515151514141414141419181716161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2247215217281572112410509608898367767514473213072402903287131063136710971184825607
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
5
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
30
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:56AM
1.15
10:49PM
1.32
11:40AM
1.13
12:24AM
1.33
1:12PM
1.22
1:40AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:52AM
0.53
4:02PM
0.52
5:25AM
0.56
5:41PM
0.55
6:56AM
0.50
7:13PM
0.49
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tue
22
Sunrise-6:52-------6:52-------6:52------
Sunset----5:15-------5:15-------5:16---
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Rain (mm)
1111------------------21
Temp. °C161617171817161514141821191818181819222220201919
Feels °C (?)151517151614131211101315151515141416182019191819
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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