Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
21.4° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 1AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (11 Aug)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SSE
10
1.6
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2
S
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.8
SE
8
1.5
SE
9
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1437
1124
864
721
682
428
717
572
813
1066
1379
710
428
349
265
215
193
117
180
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:26PM1.42m
2:43AM1.54m
3:11PM1.60m
3:25AM1.65m
3:50PM1.74m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.32m
8:57AM0.19m
9:17PM0.19m
9:35AM0.06m
9:57PM0.09m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
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