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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 31 Mar 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
25.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 7PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

Hourly12 Days
Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast Surf
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Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
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
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
1.3
NE
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
S
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
S
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)61614155181616161615151581471414141313131313131313131313121212121211111111111111111313141619181817171616161616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)30633354762462683714414303933772361368367367425413384434104210268656231026129514081430140811929057815794943492602022021611581581231641392854396452182219323302199209618391626143313411027784752647
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
25
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrossglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
1.78
5:22AM
1.90
5:37PM
1.69
5:56AM
1.73
6:13PM
1.54
6:31AM
1.52
6:51PM
1.36
7:11AM
1.30
7:41PM
1.17
8:11AM
1.09
9:57PM
1.03
11:33AM
1.00
12:49AM
1.13
1:14PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:59AM
-0.09
11:06PM
-0.08
11:33AM
0.00
11:41PM
0.04
12:06PM
0.15
12:17AM
0.22
12:42PM
0.33
12:56AM
0.43
1:25PM
0.52
1:51AM
0.65
2:42PM
0.70
4:44AM
0.79
6:10PM
0.70
7:17AM
0.66
7:24PM
0.55
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:09-------6:09-------6:09-------6:11-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset--5:55-------5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------5:51-------5:50-------5:49-------5:47-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252524232323232428252423222221212223222121212120212221212121212120212121212121222325232222212021242423222222222224252423
Feels °C (?)272624232323262530242221202219192021212122222322232220202021201918191919222318161719171719191921252524232323232224262625
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