Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 May 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
24.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 8AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1570
1179
1144
975
854
828
909
749
762
730
609
503
418
390
302
297
247
191
151
112
148
143
184
314
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
35
SW
10
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:50AM1.71m
4:08PM1.60m
4:17AM1.67m
4:35PM1.57m
4:44AM1.62m
5:02PM1.52m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.10m
10:06PM0.16m
10:27AM0.12m
10:34PM0.19m
10:54AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:28
6:28
6:30
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5:21
5:20
5:20
Temp °C
18
18
19
25
25
23
21
20
20
19
21
25
25
23
21
21
20
20
22
28
28
26
24
23
17
17
18
24
23
22
21
21
20
18
20
23
23
22
21
21
20
19
20
27
27
25
20
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.2
ENE
6
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
SSW
14
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1570
1179
1144
975
854
828
909
749
762
730
609
503
418
390
302
297
247
191
109
112
104
143
144
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.5
S
17
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.8
S
11
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
42
153
29
18
129
127
81
231
10
10
8
14
38
38
6
7
5
47
151
110
148
74
184
137
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
NE
4
0.5
S
15
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
Energy kJ
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
115
15
14
14
14
14
17
6
11
10
75
17
16
15
28
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.6
NE
3
1.1
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
43
66
36
21
12
17
24
18
13
8
6
53
117
120
89
109
157
107
120
147
314
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
90
127
127
19
0
0
0
0
127
127
127
90
90
0
0
0
90
127
93
76
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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