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Margate surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 10PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.2
S
0.8
SSE
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)10999888888888877788911111213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)484425351290239197192172142110899017374459557537491315273540322483454
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
5
NW
25
SW
50
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:53PM
1.41
3:19AM
1.39
3:26PM
1.51
3:50AM
1.50
3:57PM
1.59
4:20AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
0.33
9:16AM
0.36
9:39PM
0.23
9:49AM
0.28
10:08PM
0.14
10:20AM
0.21
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----5:11-------5:11-------5:13--
Sunset7:05-------7:05-------7:04-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1--------1-------1--
Temp. °C232323222222242424232222232122232321212120202021
Feels °C (?)242425242525242322212224211416171817181919192021
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