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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 29 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
26.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Margate today?
The current surf forecast for Margate at 2AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 477 | 368 | 190 | 233 | 229 | 183 | 186 | 186 | 176 | 170 | 167 | 153 | 147 | 144 | 150 | 167 | 167 | 126 | 123 | 83 | 58 | 45 | 41 | 25 |
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- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:09PM 1.38 | 2:29AM 1.56 | 2:43PM 1.51 | 3:00AM 1.70 | 3:13PM 1.61 | 3:28AM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:14PM 0.31 | 8:42AM 0.27 | 8:46PM 0.18 | 9:11AM 0.16 | 9:14PM 0.09 | 9:38AM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
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