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Margate Surf Forecast
/ Durban/KZN South (31 surf breaks) /
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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 08 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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Margate today?
The current surf forecast for Margate at 2PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1156 | 1441 | 1441 | 1322 | 1090 | 929 | 787 | 679 | 581 | 461 | 373 | 308 | 303 | 246 | 224 | 128 | 88 | 86 | 59 | 71 | 83 | 92 | 146 | 171 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:20AM 1.34 | 6:39PM 1.22 | 6:50AM 1.20 | 7:22PM 1.08 | 7:42AM 1.06 | 10:02PM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:35PM 0.47 | 12:43AM 0.57 | 1:14PM 0.61 | 1:29AM 0.72 | 2:43PM 0.73 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
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