Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 1PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (06 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
3
3
3
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
4
Swell
Height Map
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
1.3
SE
8
2.4
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
2
SE
11
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
95
135
217
1365
2235
2010
1788
1684
1416
1151
918
1478
1509
1817
2009
2947
3376
3892
3620
2555
4773
4308
3964
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
N
10
SW
20
SE
20
E
10
E
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WSW
20
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
15
SW
10
W
5
WSW
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:40AM1.45m
6:04PM1.35m
6:12AM1.35m
6:44PM1.25m
6:51AM1.24m
7:41PM1.17m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.33m
00:05AM0.45m
12:30PM0.43m
00:45AM0.57m
1:17PM0.52m
1:46AM0.67m
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
24
24
22
19
17
16
17
19
24
24
22
21
20
19
19
18
22
23
21
19
18
17
24
22
23
21
19
18
15
12
14
15
16
16
14
12
11
10
12
12
15
16
16
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
2.4
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SSE
18
1
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
16
2.2
SSE
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
Energy kJ
69
52
113
132
1365
2235
2010
1788
1684
1416
1151
918
428
569
569
459
148
408
543
950
1966
4773
4308
3964
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
11
0.9
NE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.6
SSE
19
0.7
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
95
63
105
217
78
63
67
67
47
43
37
26
439
270
178
157
248
104
65
77
46
44
28
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.1
E
11
0.7
E
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.3
NE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.5
E
9
0.1
SW
17
0.2
SSW
17
Energy kJ
34
95
135
2
60
26
10
10
10
9
8
8
7
26
17
18
17
10
9
6
2
43
11
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
1.3
NE
6
1.3
SE
8
0.9
SE
4
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NNE
7
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1.3
SW
6
2
SW
7
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
Energy kJ
82
141
206
34
103
140
15
14
145
429
1478
1509
1817
2009
2947
3376
3892
3620
2555
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
8
4
7
5
5
4
Distance (km)
0
19
0
76
76
93
9
19
0
0
27
76
99
43
78
76
76
76
76
129
76
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
8
4
7
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
6
8
4
7
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Margate surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest