Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 09 May 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
25.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 1PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (09 May)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
0
0
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
4
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.7
SW
6
2.1
SW
8
1.8
SW
9
2.3
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2770
2414
1850
1346
1084
865
773
563
466
332
270
180
141
320
230
512
516
959
2091
1674
1551
1014
601
341
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
25
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
ENE
40
NE
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:52AM1.14m
9:14PM1.13m
9:39AM1.08m
11:00PM1.20m
11:25AM1.13m
00:09AM1.33m
Low Tide
2:29PM0.60m
3:30AM0.72m
4:08PM0.61m
5:20AM0.66m
5:32PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
Temp °C
16
17
21
22
21
19
18
17
17
19
26
31
29
24
22
21
19
19
23
24
22
20
18
21
14
15
19
18
18
18
17
14
14
14
21
29
23
17
14
14
11
14
17
18
14
15
14
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1
NE
9
2.2
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
NE
6
Energy kJ
2770
2414
1850
1346
1084
865
773
563
466
332
270
180
421
432
368
262
221
159
1113
1674
1551
1014
601
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.8
SSE
10
0.3
SE
14
0.6
SSE
10
0.3
SE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.8
NE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
1.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
41
39
37
37
22
22
21
22
22
56
54
54
141
29
78
29
64
60
93
57
39
39
37
341
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
E
8
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.6
NE
8
Energy kJ
44
10
10
27
30
41
66
66
64
12
23
22
53
46
28
17
60
39
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.3
SSW
10
1.7
SW
6
2.1
SW
8
1.8
SW
9
2.3
SW
10
3
SW
10
2
NE
6
2.2
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.7
NNE
6
Energy kJ
4
3
7
13
13
28
41
55
147
243
320
230
512
516
959
2091
246
364
237
222
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
90
127
127
19
19
40
0
31
276
90
24
9
24
9
129
19
0
143
206
90
40
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
5
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
5
5
3
3
2
9
5
4
3
3
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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