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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Margate today?
The current surf forecast for Margate at 3PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sun 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 283 | 554 | 164 | 161 | 156 | 115 | 109 | 95 | 107 | 96 | 246 | 288 | 274 | 222 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 137 | 130 | 126 | 334 | 56 | 41 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:41AM 1.10 | 10:37PM 1.04 | 11:59AM 1.07 | 1:01AM 1.19 | 1:25PM 1.22 | 1:53AM 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:08AM 0.64 | 3:23PM 0.70 | 5:16AM 0.75 | 6:30PM 0.64 | 7:21AM 0.59 | 7:36PM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sun 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
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