Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 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
24.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 10PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (20 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1.2
NE
5
1.6
NE
5
1.8
NE
6
1.2
NNE
6
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
266
228
270
259
181
147
115
61
76
133
217
84
80
100
92
87
84
112
110
100
71
69
69
47
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
5
ESE
5
N
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
S
20
S
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:20PM1.51m
6:37AM1.43m
7:16PM1.41m
7:33AM1.28m
8:27PM1.32m
8:46AM1.16m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.34m
12:50PM0.31m
1:25AM0.48m
1:48PM0.43m
2:42AM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:07
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
18
18
21
22
21
20
19
18
18
19
23
23
22
22
21
19
18
19
21
22
21
21
19
20
18
18
19
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
21
23
22
21
19
18
17
19
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.7
E
13
1.2
E
7
0.7
E
12
1.4
ENE
7
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
266
228
270
259
181
147
115
61
273
264
157
128
141
176
134
132
186
132
132
111
111
67
51
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
E
13
0.5
S
13
0.7
E
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
117
120
113
106
80
81
80
81
47
30
21
153
80
136
92
87
129
123
118
116
114
112
82
82
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.6
S
12
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
81
81
56
34
41
65
84
121
76
69
68
66
43
100
42
25
84
112
110
100
71
69
69
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.6
NE
5
1.8
NE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
3
27
66
133
217
84
204
237
158
186
3
3
3
10
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
76
0
0
0
0
19
127
449
562
296
90
19
19
19
109
9
19
0
9
0
9
9
109
157
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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