Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Margate sea temperature is

22.5°C

Margate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Margate today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 3PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SE 9	SE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ENE 8	SW 11	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SW 13	SSW 13	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	45	67	65	40	38	37	37	36	32	0	30	9	21	34	54	0	99	51	66	52	84	65	59
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		6:38AM1.39m				6:58PM1.32m				7:46AM1.25m					8:15PM1.15m				9:41AM1.18m				10:27PM1.09m
Low Tide				12:45PM0.44m				1:16AM0.46m				1:59PM0.61m					2:41AM0.58m				4:12PM0.69m


	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	11	1	1	1	2	1	2	8	4
Temp °C	18	20	22	23	23	21	20	20	21	23	24	23	22	21	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	15	16	18	19	20	20	18	21	22	22	21	22	20	20	17	18	17	18	19	19	18	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	ESE 10	E 10
kJ	84	67	65	54	53	52	36	36	477	327	247	204	165	151	125	50	39	51	66	52	52	197	192
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	SE 9	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 10	E 10	SW 13	S 6	S 7
kJ	45	44	44	40	38	37	37	36	78	40	67	67	63	78	41	30	45	35	98	96	84	41	43
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	SW 11	SE 8	SW 11	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 7	SE 6	SE 6	NE 6	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	32	17	30	9	21	34	54	39	37	23	31	15	6	65	59
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	—	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SE 5	—	ESE 7	ESE 10	—	—
kJ	573	494	527	582	582	598	704	622	595	—	21	74	83	81	119	125	99	41	—	34	209	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Umdloti KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	4	1	1	3	3	3	3	1	2	1	3	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	126	206	277	277	349	276	90	90	9	147	202	283	338	76	76	277	202	76	76	283	202	52	76
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Reunion								Country Club (African Beach)					North Beach	Dairy Beach (New Pier)			The Spot	The Spot			Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Wedge
Rating (10 max)	1								3					1	1			1	2			1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Outer Pool Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Holbaai Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Nunoshima Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Boat Basin Lefts Guam	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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