Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 22 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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 1AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (23 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
112
110
100
71
69
125
47
44
77
54
103
99
91
98
132
121
116
90
117
112
108
104
100
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:27PM1.32m
8:46AM1.16m
9:54PM1.28m
10:21AM1.11m
11:18PM1.31m
11:47AM1.15m
Low Tide
2:42AM0.60m
3:02PM0.52m
4:19AM0.64m
4:29PM0.55m
5:47AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:06
1
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
18
20
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
19
21
21
20
20
20
18
18
18
20
21
21
20
18
18
17
20
21
20
19
19
18
18
17
19
21
20
20
21
21
19
18
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Energy kJ
132
132
102
84
66
66
51
36
110
108
102
98
71
71
69
132
121
116
90
117
112
108
104
100
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
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
0.7
E
11
0.5
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Energy kJ
169
123
118
116
114
112
82
112
19
15
54
78
75
73
98
68
68
66
46
46
29
27
27
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SW
16
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
84
112
110
100
71
69
66
47
44
77
54
103
99
91
81
85
85
40
54
55
59
43
42
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.8
S
10
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
NE
5
0.6
ENE
3
Energy kJ
1
7
11
8
125
13
17
58
36
23
15
9
21
6
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
19
0
0
0
9
9
52
109
40
0
0
0
0
0
43
794
76
19
31
0
0
0
127
127
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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