Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
22.1° C
0.6° 

Margate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Margate today (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 4AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (11 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
S
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3306
3004
2444
2200
1930
1750
1544
1568
1739
1544
1387
1221
1069
931
781
748
469
380
349
343
331
320
251
202
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:35AM1.40m
1:19PM1.27m
1:45AM1.49m
2:21PM1.40m
2:42AM1.58m
Low Tide
5:57PM0.50m
7:05AM0.43m
7:18PM0.42m
8:08AM0.31m
8:23PM0.31m
9:00AM0.19m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
19
Feels °C
15
16
16
17
16
17
16
17
16
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
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