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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 01 Feb 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
25.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 12AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 01). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (02 Feb)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)111016161616161514141313131312121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)656321924535325116237236726422927327321516916716716416416115810711193
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
0
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		glasscross-
off		glassglassonononcrosscrosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49PM
1.67
4:14AM
1.74
4:24PM
1.72
4:48AM
1.81
4:57PM
1.73
5:20AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:59PM
0.04
10:19AM
0.09
10:32PM
-0.02
10:53AM
0.07
11:03PM
-0.04
11:25AM
0.09
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-----5:24-------5:26-------5:26--
Sunset6:58-------6:57-------6:57-------
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C252525242324272726252423232526272725252424252727
Feels °C (?)272929282628302927282625262928282826272626252626
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