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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Margate today?
The current surf forecast for Margate at 9PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 12 | |
191 | 214 | 158 | 154 | 157 | 224 | 279 | 326 | 328 | 317 | 446 | 392 | 344 | 292 | 204 | 173 | 146 | 93 | 76 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 167 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.60m | 5:49AM1.58m | 6:20PM1.51m | 6:37AM1.43m | 7:16PM1.41m | 7:33AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.10m | 11:36PM0.20m | 12:02PM0.20m | 00:26AM0.34m | 12:50PM0.31m | 1:25AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 191 | 214 | 158 | 154 | 69 | 71 | 279 | 326 | 328 | 317 | 318 | 392 | 344 | 292 | 204 | 173 | 146 | 93 | 273 | 264 | 321 | 311 | 781 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 45 | 45 | 68 | 135 | 125 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 103 | 90 | 120 | 110 | 106 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 76 | 75 | 59 | 37 | 29 | 86 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 82 | 79 | 143 | 139 | 104 | 57 | 136 | 133 | 127 | 111 | 81 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 41 | 65 | 84 | 121 | 76 | 69 | 67 | 26 | 51 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 157 | 224 | — | — | — | — | 446 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 22 | 43 | 71 | 74 | 167 | 171 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 202 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 794 | 129 | 76 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 99 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 19 |
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