Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Margate sea temperature is
20.0°C
1.1° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 4PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (13 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
688
826
900
808
778
649
461
372
367
264
229
168
163
102
95
145
85
56
55
50
48
40
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
50
NE
55
NE
55
NE
50
NNE
35
NNE
15
NW
20
SW
5
NW
10
NE
25
NNE
15
NE
15
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:41AM1.74m
4:58PM1.85m
5:08AM1.68m
5:24PM1.75m
5:34AM1.59m
5:48PM1.63m
Low Tide
10:43AM-0.03m
11:05PM0.05m
11:10AM0.04m
11:31PM0.13m
11:36AM0.14m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
23
24
23
22
21
21
22
21
23
22
22
20
20
Feels °C
22
23
21
20
19
19
18
16
17
15
16
16
15
14
16
20
21
23
23
20
21
18
19
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