Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
21.0° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 9AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)8ft (2.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1
0
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
6
3.5
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1560
652
698
456
346
232
1003
2662
2329
1875
1387
1042
769
614
501
459
393
339
339
344
589
0
1687
2114
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
10
S
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:36AM1.15m
8:04PM1.16m
8:24AM1.01m
9:38PM1.02m
12:16PM0.95m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.56m
1:43PM0.59m
2:28AM0.69m
2:39PM0.74m
5:00AM0.78m
6:14PM0.79m
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clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
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Temp °C
18
17
18
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
18
25
22
21
19
18
Feels °C
12
12
13
15
16
17
19
17
18
17
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
14
15
22
18
14
11
12
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