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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 19 Feb 2025 SAST
Forecast 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
27.2° C
 (Which is 1.7°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: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Feb)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (19 Feb)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

Hourly12 Days
Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast Surf
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Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SE
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)88881211111112888131313131313131312121216151414131312121212121515141414131313121212121212191919181818171616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)849887969946754614447373349303253191130126989886121558277737262106138123118837772373637861041401341861801751281209896969896969699123207312373326367362314298
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassoffglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
1.28
7:23AM
1.31
7:30PM
1.14
8:01AM
1.16
8:18PM
0.99
9:56AM
1.03
12:47AM
0.96
1:11PM
1.12
1:58AM
1.14
2:05PM
1.30
2:34AM
1.35
2:42PM
1.48
3:06AM
1.55
3:16PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06PM
0.44
1:08AM
0.45
1:38PM
0.57
1:39AM
0.59
2:31PM
0.71
2:39AM
0.74
5:51PM
0.77
6:33AM
0.76
7:44PM
0.61
7:53AM
0.59
8:23PM
0.42
8:34AM
0.41
8:54PM
0.24
9:09AM
0.23
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------5:43-------5:43-------5:45-------5:46----
Sunset--6:43-------6:42-------6:40-------6:39-------6:38-------6:37-------6:37-------6:36-
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Rain (mm)
121613222463343---------11--1----------------11-------11221-----1
Temp. °C232323232323232323232424232322242727262625252525252625242424242426272725252424252627272525242425272727262525242527272625
Feels °C (?)212221212223242322242425232321232626252524252729272726262727282829302928292827293030292827252627292930302828272829282728
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