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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
25.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 5PM is: 1.0m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)22s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)20s
Evening (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)212019181716161514141313131312121212111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46768476684591179893367455346931329921920914912712591824747462937
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
E
25
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
15
NNE
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:16AM
1.16
11:09PM
1.00
12:02PM
1.14
1:01AM
1.05
1:22PM
1.21
2:03AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:54PM
0.71
5:04AM
0.71
6:43PM
0.66
6:51AM
0.67
7:50PM
0.56
7:57AM
0.57
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------5:07-------5:07-------5:09
Sunset--7:05-------7:05-------7:05-----
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262726252424242527272624242424242627262524242325
Feels °C (?)232424252628272528272827272727272928252423232526
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