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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 22 Dec 2024 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
25.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
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| Energy (?) | 111 | 116 | 275 | 468 | 675 | 897 | 1057 | 1031 | 993 | 770 | 730 | 568 | 561 | 638 | 988 | 947 | 919 | 933 | 975 | 854 | 732 | 623 | 485 | 380 | 322 | 246 | 241 | 173 | 135 | 93 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 54 | 82 | 53 | 51 | 69 | 113 | 199 | 133 | 94 | 91 | 204 | 50 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | glass | on | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:16AM 1.30 | 8:17PM 1.14 | 9:16AM 1.24 | 9:29PM 1.06 | 10:31AM 1.21 | 11:06PM 1.04 | 11:48AM 1.23 | 12:29AM 1.09 | 12:51PM 1.28 | 1:27AM 1.18 | 1:41PM 1.36 | 2:12AM 1.27 | 2:23PM 1.45 | 2:51AM 1.37 | 3:01PM 1.53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:26PM 0.63 | 2:31AM 0.54 | 3:36PM 0.68 | 3:37AM 0.61 | 5:03PM 0.68 | 5:01AM 0.64 | 6:21PM 0.62 | 6:19AM 0.61 | 7:18PM 0.52 | 7:19AM 0.54 | 8:02PM 0.43 | 8:06AM 0.45 | 8:41PM 0.33 | 8:47AM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
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