Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Margate sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 4PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2192
917
725
640
573
530
530
183
238
180
330
180
201
412
620
859
1010
834
1790
1954
1647
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
S
20
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:48PM1.09m
1:54AM1.21m
2:24PM1.25m
2:28AM1.35m
2:52PM1.41m
Low Tide
7:46PM0.66m
8:12AM0.52m
8:23PM0.52m
8:40AM0.37m
8:53PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
16
15
15
16
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
20
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
16
17
18
15
14
14
15
18
18
18
17
16
17
16
15
17
18
17
18
16
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