Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
20.9° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 1AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
11
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
1.4
ENE
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
40
137
53
0
30
33
67
65
57
60
115
321
425
538
493
479
413
431
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:31PM1.62m
6:37AM1.44m
6:59PM1.47m
7:05AM1.30m
7:28PM1.32m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.29m
12:41PM0.28m
1:07AM0.42m
1:10PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
19
17
17
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
21
22
21
21
20
Feels °C
19
18
17
16
13
13
15
18
18
19
21
21
18
17
18
18
19
19
16
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