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Margate surf Forecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 25 Apr 2024 SAST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 23.6°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.2 °C max: 25.4 °C min: 22.7 °C)
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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 23.6°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.2 °C max: 25.4 °C min: 22.7 °C)
How big are the waves at Margate today?
The current surf forecast for Margate at 3AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1439 | 1277 | 1111 | 874 | 836 | 724 | 690 | 590 | 484 | 511 | 418 | 353 | 289 | 127 | 209 | 154 | 116 | 160 | 240 | 221 | 253 | 217 | 223 | 319 | 399 | 534 | 464 | 447 | 436 | 387 | 272 | 272 | 214 | 217 | 306 | 310 | 382 | 445 | 405 | 400 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 316 | 207 | 195 | 393 | 600 | 691 | 765 | 879 | 847 | 826 | 804 | 610 | 561 | 506 | 1398 | 439 | 416 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:16AM 1.75 | 4:32PM 1.62 | 4:42AM 1.71 | 4:59PM 1.58 | 5:10AM 1.64 | 5:29PM 1.51 | 5:42AM 1.55 | 6:04PM 1.41 | 6:18AM 1.43 | 6:48PM 1.29 | 7:07AM 1.29 | 7:57PM 1.18 | 8:29AM 1.15 | 10:01PM 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:05PM 0.10 | 10:26AM 0.07 | 10:32PM 0.12 | 10:53AM 0.11 | 11:00PM 0.17 | 11:23AM 0.17 | 11:30PM 0.26 | 11:56AM 0.27 | 12:06AM 0.37 | 12:36PM 0.39 | 12:53AM 0.51 | 1:33PM 0.51 | 2:09AM 0.64 | 3:07PM 0.60 | 4:24AM 0.68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
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