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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 15 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
24.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Margate today?

The current surf forecast for Margate at 10PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 15). 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 (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)20s
Afternoon (15 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
2
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.4
SSE
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)7888777131210108988888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46362952243841436531929094459854626444036831622919216313311010785117191
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
30
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
5
N
10
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
1.31
2:44AM
1.28
2:53PM
1.41
3:19AM
1.39
3:26PM
1.51
3:50AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
0.45
8:40AM
0.47
9:08PM
0.33
9:16AM
0.36
9:39PM
0.23
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------5:09-------5:11-------5:11
Sunset--7:05-------7:05-------7:05-----
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Rain (mm)
----1------------------1
Temp. °C252624232322222424242322222122222424242323232323
Feels °C (?)222221222221202222232223232223242524222323262524
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