Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 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
24.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 3AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (03 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
931
909
749
762
439
416
522
418
390
314
247
247
191
151
112
148
143
184
936
246
224
213
195
206
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NNE
45
SSW
15
SW
5
E
0
N
5
SW
5
S
10
SE
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:08PM1.60m
4:17AM1.67m
4:35PM1.57m
4:44AM1.62m
5:02PM1.52m
5:11AM1.54m
Low Tide
10:06PM0.16m
10:27AM0.12m
10:34PM0.19m
10:54AM0.17m
11:03PM0.26m
11:23AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:28
6:30
6:30
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5:21
5:20
5:20
5:19
2
1
1
Temp °C
23
21
20
20
19
20
24
25
23
21
20
20
19
22
27
28
25
25
22
22
22
20
22
22
22
21
20
20
18
19
22
23
21
20
19
20
18
20
25
26
23
19
22
23
25
22
25
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.4
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
SSW
14
1.2
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
S
6
1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
931
909
749
762
439
416
522
418
390
314
247
247
163
159
112
104
143
138
84
82
123
175
179
161
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.5
S
15
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
S
15
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
16
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
S
5
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Energy kJ
127
81
231
115
287
212
16
38
14
6
7
5
191
151
112
148
74
184
14
86
224
41
195
206
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
4
0.3
E
9
0.3
S
15
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.5
S
10
0.9
SSW
13
0.3
SSE
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
15
15
4
3
2
21
6
14
38
13
6
11
47
74
17
16
15
51
246
24
213
26
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
3
1
NE
4
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.7
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
5
Energy kJ
14
5
5
4
4
36
103
145
161
275
240
151
134
155
936
140
62
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
127
9
0
0
0
0
127
127
127
90
90
19
0
19
127
127
90
40
0
0
0
0
0
127
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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