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/ Durban/KZN South (31 surf breaks) /
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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 02 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
26.0° 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 9PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
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) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 154 | 173 | 185 | 229 | 249 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 56 | 54 | 82 | 75 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 99 | 98 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:07PM 1.70 | 4:20AM 1.82 | 4:32PM 1.69 | 4:44AM 1.78 | 4:57PM 1.65 | 5:08AM 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:03AM 0.04 | 10:07PM 0.02 | 10:28AM 0.03 | 10:32PM 0.04 | 10:52AM 0.06 | 10:57PM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 |
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