Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 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 10AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s 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 (0.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
SSE
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
0.7
SSE
10
1.3
NE
5
1.6
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
71
69
189
47
44
107
54
103
99
91
98
140
121
123
91
117
112
108
104
100
98
89
133
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
S
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
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
5:46PM0.53m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:06
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
21
21
21
19
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
21
22
21
20
20
17
17
19
21
19
21
19
21
18
18
18
20
19
20
21
21
20
18
18
20
20
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
S
10
0.7
E
11
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
SSE
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
SSE
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
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
Energy kJ
84
66
66
123
110
110
108
102
98
71
69
69
140
121
123
91
117
112
108
104
100
98
74
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
116
114
112
50
35
18
107
26
78
75
73
81
68
68
46
46
46
45
28
27
27
15
64
121
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
E
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
100
71
69
112
47
44
25
54
103
99
91
98
85
85
40
15
55
42
43
42
26
41
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.6
NE
5
Energy kJ
9
11
8
189
11
16
16
14
2
5
12
41
89
133
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
9
9
0
157
109
0
0
0
0
0
76
76
76
19
19
0
0
0
127
127
127
127
90
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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