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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 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
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 4PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a 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-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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
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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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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 2361 | 2315 | 1983 | 1829 | 1787 | 1741 | 1379 | 1042 | 915 | 977 | 613 | 536 | 495 | 622 | 485 | 421 | 386 | 390 | 249 | 812 | 969 | 846 | 644 | 503 | 388 | 377 | 332 | 312 | 145 | 955 | 483 | 3750 | 3851 | 3068 | 2561 | 2585 | 2526 | 2242 | 1787 | 1367 | 917 | 672 | 545 | 494 | 389 | 993 | 1083 | 488 | 502 | 508 | 540 | 631 | 656 | 744 | 677 | 653 | 603 | 512 | 394 | 315 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- 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 | off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- 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) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
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