Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
4
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
2.1
SW
6
1.7
SW
7
1.8
SW
9
2.3
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
25
W
25
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
30
NE
40
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
W
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
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)
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1
NE
9
2.1
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.1
NE
8
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
Energy 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)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.8
NE
8
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.6
NE
9
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
Energy 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)
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.8
SSW
14
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
Energy 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)
0.2
NNE
6
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.6
ENE
7
0.9
SW
4
2.1
SW
6
1.7
SW
7
1.8
SW
9
2.3
SW
10
3
SW
10
0.9
NE
8
2.3
NE
6
2
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.5
WNW
3
Energy 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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
9
3
3
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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