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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 28 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
25.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 2AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (29 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (29 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212141414131313131314131313131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)382417417450450431412400400400406379373357341281286286253261269265257233
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
SE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
5
N
20
NE
10
N
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		glassglassglassglassononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		crossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
1.12
1:21PM
1.32
2:03AM
1.28
2:24PM
1.46
2:55AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
0.59
6:46AM
0.57
7:49PM
0.46
8:06AM
0.43
8:42PM
0.30
8:59AM
0.28
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-----5:22-------5:22-------5:24--
Sunset7:00-------7:00-------6:59-------
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thunderstorm
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clear
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
---111-----------1------
Temp. °C252524232323242524232323232425262525242323242626
Feels °C (?)283027242323242526252627272827272729262526282927
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