Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 05). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)--
Afternoon (05 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (05 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)111113131518181716161616151514151514141413141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46451132991158479656182215185537054116403229302292198319391877202015481576931132514411341
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
1.57
5:32AM
1.60
5:45PM
1.47
5:55AM
1.47
6:10PM
1.35
6:20AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
0.18
11:41AM
0.22
11:47PM
0.29
12:06PM
0.34
12:13AM
0.42
12:35PM
0.47
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:11-------6:13--
Sunset5:50-------5:49-------5:47-------
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-21--111----------------
Temp. °C242322222221202021212120202022222121212020202424
Feels °C (?)272625241917161517181816171820202121212020202221
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