Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Margate sea temperature is

22.1°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 (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 8AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	9s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (30 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night).
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	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)	S 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	541	272	551	599	931	907	859	735	624	527	419	291	242	196	133	102	86	64	37	35	22	21	8	8
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:20AM1.65m				5:38PM1.72m				5:54AM1.53m				6:14PM1.55m				6:33AM1.38m				6:56PM1.35m
Low Tide	11:16PM0.04m				11:23AM0.07m				11:49PM0.15m				11:59AM0.21m				00:27AM0.31m				12:39PM0.39m


	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	18	21	21	20	19	18	16	15	18	22	23	22	20	18
Feels °C	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	14	12	12	14	14	13	13	12	10	10	12	15	17	17	17	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	541	272	551	599	931	907	859	735	624	527	419	291	242	196	133	102	86	64	37	35	22	21	8	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	S 10	E 8	SW 14	SW 13	SW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	12	221	11	29	28	75	104	125	118	107	88	93	81	81	51	46	44	17	16	15	6	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	E 8	SW 14	E 9	SSW 18	SW 13	SW 13	—	ENE 8	—	SW 15	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15
kJ	8	11	31	6	30	27	82	—	14	—	223	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 9	E 7	ENE 9	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	—	—	15	4	64	28	42	61	77	106	129	195	316	453	543	676	795	696	696	821	853	816	926	1101
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sunwich Port Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sodwana KZN North	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	4	2	2	2	4	2	1	4	3	4
Distance (km)	40	144	127	127	127	127	127	127	93	93	169	573	593	742	742	281	281	281	306	483	562	296	276	179
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Rating (10 max)	3		2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	2	2	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	7

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