Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 08 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
22.5° 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 7PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (08 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (08 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
S
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.5
SW
0.9
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)1515151414141413131313131215141414141416151514141414141317177161514141515151514141414141414147899101111121112121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)236123151983182917871741137910429159776135364956224854213863902498129698466445033883773323121459554833750385130682561258525262242178713679176725454943899931083488502508540631656744677653603512394315
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
NE
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
25
NNE
40
NNE
45
NE
35
NE
25
N
20
N
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
ESE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
SW
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
1.30
2:50AM
1.44
3:18PM
1.39
3:27AM
1.52
3:54PM
1.48
4:02AM
1.58
4:28PM
1.56
4:36AM
1.62
5:03PM
1.62
5:09AM
1.63
5:37PM
1.65
5:44AM
1.61
6:13PM
1.66
6:20AM
1.56
6:51PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28AM
0.41
8:35PM
0.44
9:06AM
0.32
9:15PM
0.36
9:42AM
0.23
9:52PM
0.29
10:15AM
0.16
10:28PM
0.24
10:48AM
0.11
11:04PM
0.22
11:21AM
0.09
11:40PM
0.22
11:54AM
0.09
12:19AM
0.24
12:30PM
0.13
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54----
Sunset--5:09-------5:10-------5:10-------5:12-------5:12-------5:13-------5:13-------5:14-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171918161514141419201919191819192322201817171617222422221919191715141515151515151921201919191716181919181818171820201918
Feels °C (?)12131413121111101516161616151515202018151414131419222019141515121081113141413111214151515141112141618181718161720181717
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