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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 11 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Margate today?
The current surf forecast for Margate at 11PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
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 29°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | |
1116 | 784 | 417 | 309 | 373 | 921 | 2828 | 2596 | 1797 | 1484 | 1261 | 1933 | 1578 | 1155 | 1217 | 2116 | 4489 | 6789 | 13051 | 7095 | 2832 | 2283 | 1857 | 1543 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | |
High Tide | 00:09AM1.33m | 12:32PM1.24m | 00:58AM1.49m | 1:22PM1.37m | 1:41AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM0.54m | 6:29AM0.51m | 6:31PM0.43m | 7:17AM0.35m | 7:19PM0.31m | 7:59AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 1116 | 784 | 417 | 153 | 373 | 921 | 2828 | 2596 | 1797 | 1484 | 1261 | 1933 | 1578 | 1155 | 1217 | 6 | 13 | — | 13051 | 4520 | 2832 | 2283 | 1857 | 1543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 57 | 309 | 109 | 96 | 79 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 534 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 8 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 129 | 119 | 67 | 287 | 1 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2116 | 4489 | 6789 | 7524 | 7095 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 283 | 283 | 620 | 93 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 103 |
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