Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 8PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (04 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (04 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
148
143
184
468
246
224
198
195
195
150
147
106
98
95
114
192
1316
2017
2195
2010
1713
1440
1087
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NW
20
SW
15
SSE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
E
20
W
15
NE
5
N
10
SW
20
S
25
S
15
S
0
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:02PM1.52m
5:11AM1.54m
5:31PM1.44m
5:40AM1.45m
6:04PM1.35m
6:12AM1.35m
Low Tide
10:54AM0.17m
11:03PM0.26m
11:23AM0.24m
11:32PM0.35m
11:54AM0.33m
00:05AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
6:31
6:31
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
4
4
10
2
2
3
1
3
Temp °C
27
28
26
25
22
23
22
22
24
24
22
22
21
20
21
21
21
20
20
17
17
17
16
17
25
27
25
24
21
24
24
23
25
25
22
21
20
20
23
22
20
17
17
18
17
16
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
14
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
SSE
5
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
127
134
143
142
114
117
142
166
175
130
103
51
67
66
75
114
192
1316
2017
2195
2010
1713
1440
1087
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
S
10
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
Energy kJ
146
104
74
184
14
246
224
198
195
195
150
147
59
57
68
59
164
35
39
26
26
75
51
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.2
SSE
12
0.6
S
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.2
SSE
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.7
NE
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
112
148
15
73
13
24
23
22
21
26
11
106
98
95
69
46
2
12
11
10
10
10
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
4
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1
SW
4
1.4
SW
6
Energy kJ
134
468
40
23
26
52
74
19
1
4
20
36
162
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
90
127
127
0
109
52
0
0
90
109
236
138
0
78
9
0
76
147
156
0
0
0
0
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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