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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 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
25.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Margate today?
The current surf forecast for Margate at 4PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 153 | 113 | 133 | 138 | 142 | 169 | 158 | 186 | 180 | 138 | 111 | 186 | 175 | 167 | 164 | 72 | 189 | 186 | 91 | 33 | 79 | 46 | 56 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:14AM 1.01 | 12:37AM 1.11 | 12:49PM 1.14 | 1:21AM 1.30 | 1:32PM 1.30 | 1:53AM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:51PM 0.70 | 6:46AM 0.69 | 6:57PM 0.55 | 7:30AM 0.51 | 7:35PM 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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