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Margate surf Forecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 29 Mar 2024 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 25.5°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 25.2 °C max: 26.4 °C min: 23.7 °C)
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 25.5°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 25.2 °C max: 26.4 °C min: 23.7 °C)


How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 7AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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

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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.7
ENE
2
NE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.1
SE
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.4
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)1211111717161615141413131313121266121212121211111212121215111414131313131114146761371211109911101010101010161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)150827918638636744170236743126126921917012916717027357453935342512151414138131918172727275514911077604250125311232242190359358345333318255226248251248
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
20
NNE
15
N
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
0
NNE
0
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassononcross-
on
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-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
1.68
5:44PM
1.54
5:57AM
1.58
6:11PM
1.43
6:26AM
1.46
6:43PM
1.29
7:04AM
1.31
7:31PM
1.13
8:10AM
1.14
9:51PM
1.02
11:18AM
1.08
12:36AM
1.16
1:00PM
1.24
1:33AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21PM
0.12
11:41AM
0.16
11:46PM
0.20
12:09PM
0.26
12:14AM
0.32
12:41PM
0.39
12:48AM
0.47
1:26PM
0.55
1:42AM
0.64
3:02PM
0.69
4:19AM
0.75
5:58PM
0.64
6:48AM
0.61
7:12PM
0.46
7:45AM
0.39
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise---6:07-------6:07-------6:09-------6:09-------6:09-------6:09-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset------5:58-------5:55-------5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------5:51-------5:50-----
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Rain (mm)
---1----122211-------------------------1------------11-----1
Temp. °C222222232424232221212121222323222222212225252423222121222526252423222123252423222121212122232222212121212121212121202120
Feels °C (?)232424252323222323222221212020191919181921212019191819192224242424232023232223212020222122232122212121222222222323232322

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