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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
24.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Margate today?
The current surf forecast for Margate at 4AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s 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 65mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | 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 | SW 11 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
247 | 191 | 151 | 112 | 148 | 143 | 184 | 427 | 242 | 224 | 198 | 195 | 195 | 150 | 147 | 140 | 98 | 237 | 214 | 896 | 2035 | 2924 | 3164 | 2944 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:44AM1.62m | 5:02PM1.52m | 5:11AM1.54m | 5:31PM1.44m | 5:40AM1.45m | 6:04PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.17m | 11:03PM0.26m | 11:23AM0.24m | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:54AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
20 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 247 | 128 | 131 | 127 | 104 | 143 | 134 | 111 | 117 | 187 | 224 | 179 | 133 | 103 | 72 | 140 | 50 | 61 | 214 | 896 | 2035 | 2924 | 3164 | 2944 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 191 | 151 | 112 | 148 | 74 | 184 | 14 | 242 | 224 | 198 | 195 | 195 | 150 | 147 | 10 | 98 | 34 | 33 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 46 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 10 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | NE 7 | S 10 | SSW 11 | E 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 47 | 74 | 110 | 16 | 15 | 73 | — | 13 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 51 | 8 | 69 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | — | SW 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 115 | 213 | 195 | 200 | 131 | 131 | — | 427 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 52 | 30 | 39 | 78 | — | 237 | 34 | 44 | 108 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 99 | 0 | 90 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 157 | 619 | 169 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
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