Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 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 5AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). 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

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.1
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
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
1.2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
762
439
416
522
418
390
314
297
247
191
151
114
148
143
312
137
690
224
213
195
195
150
147
138
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
40
SSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
S
5
SSE
0
ENE
20
WSW
30
SSE
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
4:17AM1.67m
4:35PM1.57m
4:44AM1.62m
5:02PM1.52m
5:11AM1.54m
5:31PM1.44m
Low Tide
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
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
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6:28
6:30
6:30
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5:20
5:20
5:19
1
2
2
4
7
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
24
24
23
21
20
20
19
21
27
28
26
24
24
22
22
22
22
22
21
20
21
20
18
19
23
22
21
20
19
20
18
19
25
26
25
19
25
22
22
24
23
25
24
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.1
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
NE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
12
1
NE
8
0.7
NE
7
Energy kJ
762
439
416
522
418
390
314
297
247
158
154
114
104
143
151
111
138
192
196
154
136
150
116
50
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
1
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
S
15
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.7
SSW
4
0.2
SSE
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
S
7
0.6
SSW
12
Energy kJ
115
304
212
16
38
14
6
6
5
191
151
112
148
74
14
18
13
224
213
195
195
33
56
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
NE
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SW
15
0.6
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.2
SSE
11
0.7
SSW
12
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
3
21
16
4
14
38
17
13
11
47
74
17
16
15
8
137
13
24
23
29
20
11
147
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
1
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
4
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
S
7
Energy kJ
7
5
34
80
120
161
255
219
139
143
178
312
29
690
100
55
130
169
138
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
127
127
127
296
90
19
0
19
127
127
126
76
0
0
9
0
52
0
0
9
76
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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