Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
6
3.5
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
317
475
749
415
1409
2322
1780
1629
1056
3998
3639
1880
1507
1117
987
807
807
647
501
Wind (km/h)
5
E
15
SW
25
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
S
15
SE
10
E
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:18PM1.13m
12:25PM1.03m
00:57AM1.16m
1:44PM1.12m
Low Tide
4:20PM0.69m
5:59AM0.69m
6:19PM0.70m
7:28AM0.61m
7:40PM0.61m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
18
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
21
18
16
11
10
9
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
13
16
16
16
15
14
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