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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Margate today?
The current surf forecast for Margate at 7PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 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) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 104 | 104 | 103 | 138 | 91 | 85 | 83 | 14 | 176 | 316 | 556 | 551 | 511 | 521 | 399 | 275 | 166 | 105 | 82 | 175 | 114 | 68 | 15 | 503 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:47PM 1.74 | 4:02AM 1.94 | 4:21PM 1.75 | 4:37AM 1.90 | 4:56PM 1.71 | 5:13AM 1.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:42AM -0.05 | 9:47PM -0.05 | 10:15AM -0.07 | 10:22PM -0.05 | 10:49AM -0.03 | 10:58PM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 |
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