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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 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
25.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Margate today?
The current surf forecast for Margate at 7PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
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 Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
1850 | 1346 | 1084 | 865 | 773 | 563 | 466 | 332 | 270 | 180 | 141 | 106 | 320 | 261 | 454 | 940 | 1834 | 1435 | 1493 | 972 | 649 | 247 | 621 | 1159 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:14PM1.13m | 9:39AM1.08m | 11:00PM1.20m | 11:25AM1.13m | 00:09AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM0.60m | 3:30AM0.72m | 4:08PM0.61m | 5:20AM0.66m | 5:32PM0.54m | 6:29AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 24 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 1850 | 1346 | 1084 | 865 | 773 | 563 | 466 | 332 | 270 | 180 | 336 | 422 | 368 | 302 | 226 | 155 | 934 | 1435 | 1493 | 972 | 649 | 181 | 621 | 1159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 54 | 141 | 106 | 74 | 46 | 64 | 60 | 86 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 59 | 247 | 145 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 27 | 30 | 41 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 23 | 22 | 53 | 29 | 46 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 60 | 39 | — | — | 37 | 226 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 54 | 71 | 148 | 229 | — | 22 | 320 | 261 | 454 | 940 | 1834 | 112 | 392 | 311 | 116 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 127 | 127 | 19 | 19 | 90 | 19 | 90 | 276 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 179 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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