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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 16 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
24.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 10AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.3
S
1.3
E
2.1
SSW
2
S
2
S
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)71312101099988888888881077789
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2472909696084904273513282772291971631331108987852010395400422298251
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
S
5
SSW
0
NNW
10
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
W
20
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
1.28
2:53PM
1.41
3:19AM
1.39
3:26PM
1.51
3:50AM
1.50
3:57PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
0.47
9:08PM
0.33
9:16AM
0.36
9:39PM
0.23
9:49AM
0.28
10:08PM
0.14
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-5:09-------5:11-------5:11------
Sunset----7:05-------7:05-------7:04---
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------11---11-
Temp. °C222424232323222121222324242323222321222323212020
Feels °C (?)212323222324232223252423212124242215161818181718
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