Margate Surf Forecast

/ Durban/KZN South (31 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (30.86° S 30.37° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 18 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 22.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Afternoon (19 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Evening (19 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

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	Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Friday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	4	4	4	4	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	S	S	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	8	8	16	16	15	15	15	9	9	9	9	9	9	13	21	20	19	18	16	16	16
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	77	73	73	69	49	66	65	57	63	54	77	98	84	62	54	66	289	557	1207	2182	3135	3256	3062	2948
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	W	W	SW	S	S	S	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SE	SSE	S	SW	WSW	W	W	SW	S	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)	2:41PM 1.61				3:01AM 1.51				3:10PM 1.64				3:29AM 1.54				3:38PM 1.64				3:57AM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)			8:54PM 0.19				8:58AM 0.23				9:21PM 0.15				9:27AM 0.21				9:48PM 0.14				9:56AM 0.21

	Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Friday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-
Sunset	6:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	1	-	-	1	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	18	18	18	18	21	21	21	21	20	18	18	17	20	21	21	21	19	18	18	17	21	23	23
Feels °C (?)	17	17	19	19	19	22	19	18	19	21	18	18	17	20	20	20	20	19	17	17	16	20	21	21

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