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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 10 May 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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Margate today?
The current surf forecast for Margate at 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | |
466 | 332 | 270 | 180 | 141 | 106 | 237 | 400 | 465 | 1026 | 1054 | 1483 | 1427 | 998 | 908 | 437 | 437 | 1332 | 2015 | 2207 | 1900 | 1463 | 915 | 1693 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.08m | 11:00PM1.20m | 11:25AM1.13m | 00:09AM1.33m | 12:32PM1.24m | 00:58AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30AM0.72m | 4:08PM0.61m | 5:20AM0.66m | 5:32PM0.54m | 6:29AM0.51m | 6:31PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
13 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 466 | 332 | 270 | 180 | 344 | 354 | 302 | 268 | 197 | 132 | 1054 | 1483 | 1427 | 998 | 908 | 116 | 437 | 1332 | 2015 | 2207 | 1900 | 1463 | 915 | 1693 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 54 | 54 | 141 | 106 | 77 | 46 | 64 | 60 | 71 | 54 | 39 | 38 | 53 | 437 | 149 | 109 | 84 | 65 | 62 | 49 | 428 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SW 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 56 | 23 | 22 | 53 | 29 | 46 | 28 | 17 | — | 60 | 39 | — | — | 37 | 196 | 249 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 38 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WNW 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 74 | 143 | 175 | — | 16 | 237 | 400 | 465 | 1026 | 15 | — | 118 | 266 | 135 | 220 | — | — | — | 105 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 276 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 78 | 24 | 129 | 0 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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