Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 5AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
18
3
S
17
3
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
530
183
238
180
330
180
201
298
620
817
1136
1010
2048
1930
1647
1433
1184
983
1630
2088
3432
4803
5602
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:54AM1.21m
2:24PM1.25m
2:28AM1.35m
2:52PM1.41m
2:57AM1.48m
3:19PM1.55m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.52m
8:23PM0.52m
8:40AM0.37m
8:53PM0.38m
9:06AM0.23m
9:20PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
20
21
19
18
17
17
16
17
19
20
19
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
15
14
15
18
20
18
17
16
17
15
16
18
19
18
15
15
17
18
18
18
18
20
20
18
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