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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 02 May 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Margate today?
The current surf forecast for Margate at 8PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1087 | 1365 | 1491 | 1568 | 2415 | 3995 | 3735 | 3410 | 3191 | 3334 | 2813 | 2196 | 1805 | 1365 | 1117 | 879 | 786 | 639 | 353 | 270 | 226 | 186 | 167 | 128 | 128 | 116 | 252 | 423 | 403 | 389 | 326 | 278 | 237 | 202 | 168 | 165 | 114 | 110 | 110 | 164 | 283 | 372 | 425 | 396 | 529 | 786 | 1220 | 1475 | 1262 | 824 | 1267 | 1340 | 1340 | 1718 | 2216 | 2610 | 2513 | 2216 | 1948 | 1752 |
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- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:51PM 1.35 | 7:07AM 1.26 | 7:55PM 1.21 | 8:16AM 1.10 | 9:47PM 1.13 | 10:28AM 1.03 | 11:45PM 1.19 | 12:12PM 1.10 | 12:48AM 1.30 | 1:07PM 1.20 | 1:28AM 1.41 | 1:46PM 1.31 | 2:00AM 1.51 | 2:17PM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:33PM 0.34 | 12:56AM 0.49 | 1:23PM 0.49 | 2:05AM 0.66 | 2:41PM 0.62 | 4:16AM 0.74 | 4:47PM 0.65 | 6:17AM 0.67 | 6:16PM 0.58 | 7:11AM 0.55 | 7:06PM 0.48 | 7:46AM 0.44 | 7:42PM 0.39 | 8:15AM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Friday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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