Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
21.8° C
0.8° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 9PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
2
3
4
0
1
1
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2389
2290
2158
1965
33
54
54
63
65
122
106
104
102
88
87
85
83
60
38
53
74
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
S
15
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:02PM1.71m
6:09AM1.57m
6:34PM1.66m
6:42AM1.49m
7:09PM1.58m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.07m
00:09AM0.20m
12:16PM0.12m
00:43AM0.26m
12:48PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
17
16
15
16
20
21
20
18
17
Feels °C
15
16
17
18
17
15
15
15
19
19
19
18
17
15
13
13
16
18
18
16
14
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