Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 12PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2833
2243
1825
1290
1022
792
678
467
890
2605
2940
2976
2675
2228
1826
1423
1059
1028
975
854
828
861
774
852
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
0
ESE
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
30
SW
25
SSW
10
SSE
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:56AM1.69m
3:13PM1.56m
3:23AM1.71m
3:40PM1.60m
3:50AM1.71m
4:08PM1.60m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.15m
9:10PM0.16m
9:34AM0.11m
9:38PM0.15m
10:00AM0.10m
10:06PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:28
6:28
6:28
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
16
17
20
21
21
21
21
19
19
20
20
22
21
19
19
18
18
20
25
24
23
21
20
19
14
14
18
18
19
21
19
17
19
20
16
19
21
19
19
17
17
19
24
23
24
22
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
2.1
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2833
2243
1825
1290
1022
792
678
467
457
2605
2940
2976
2675
2228
1826
1423
1059
1028
975
854
828
861
774
852
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
S
11
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.5
S
15
Energy kJ
58
31
103
147
144
32
25
186
890
279
101
102
78
68
57
55
53
39
18
129
127
81
229
113
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
ENE
6
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.7
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.5
S
17
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
61
60
31
31
31
125
188
27
117
126
117
28
16
16
15
15
153
16
15
16
11
6
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.4
SW
2
0.7
SW
4
1
SSW
5
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
Energy kJ
13
18
28
38
62
1
12
44
5
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
19
90
90
31
0
0
0
9
0
0
109
109
93
0
0
9
0
0
109
127
127
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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