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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Margate today?
The current surf forecast for Margate at 8PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | |
146 | 148 | 143 | 184 | 468 | 246 | 224 | 198 | 195 | 195 | 150 | 147 | 106 | 98 | 95 | 114 | 192 | 1316 | 2017 | 2195 | 2010 | 1713 | 1440 | 1087 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:02PM1.52m | 5:11AM1.54m | 5:31PM1.44m | 5:40AM1.45m | 6:04PM1.35m | 6:12AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.17m | 11:03PM0.26m | 11:23AM0.24m | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 127 | 134 | 143 | 142 | 114 | 117 | 142 | 166 | 175 | 130 | 103 | 51 | 67 | 66 | 75 | 114 | 192 | 1316 | 2017 | 2195 | 2010 | 1713 | 1440 | 1087 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 146 | 104 | 74 | 184 | 14 | 246 | 224 | 198 | 195 | 195 | 150 | 147 | 59 | 57 | 68 | 59 | 164 | 35 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 75 | 51 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 12 | S 10 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | E 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 112 | 148 | 15 | 73 | — | 13 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 106 | 98 | 95 | 69 | 46 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | ENE 8 | — | NE 4 | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 134 | — | 468 | 40 | 23 | 26 | — | — | 52 | 74 | — | 19 | 1 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 162 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 109 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 109 | 236 | 138 | 0 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 76 | 147 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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