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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 08 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
26.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 6AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (08 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (08 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)101010101081010771514141313131312131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42424242183773838143374120154253303418539530556564556461439347
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
5
E
5
ESE
15
SW
15
SW
5
W
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crossglasscross-
off		crosscrossoncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:11AM
1.45
7:15PM
1.28
7:39AM
1.30
7:43PM
1.14
8:15AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
0.30
1:20PM
0.45
1:21AM
0.44
1:52PM
0.58
1:52AM
0.59
2:41PM
0.71
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise---5:31-------5:31-------5:31----
Sunset------6:52-------6:52-------6:51-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------181-----1-1-1----
Temp. °C242525262828272625242324272726252424232428282827
Feels °C (?)272728262929323128252627292828272628252529282731
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