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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 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
24.5° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 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) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
 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) | SSW 11 | NE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 19 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| 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) | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | E 9 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
| 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) | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 4 | NE 7 | — | NNE 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 82 | 141 | — | 206 | 34 | 103 | — | 140 | 15 | 14 | 145 | 429 | 1478 | 1509 | 1817 | 2009 | 2947 | 3376 | 3892 | 3620 | 2555 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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