Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
21.6° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.6
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
0.6
SW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
21
29
19
20
104
194
217
141
174
419
313
273
199
125
121
173
277
395
336
256
230
163
342
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:42PM1.73m
4:55AM1.70m
5:23PM1.76m
5:33AM1.66m
6:02PM1.74m
6:10AM1.58m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.11m
11:04AM0.00m
11:29PM0.13m
11:41AM0.03m
00:09AM0.19m
12:17PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
20
18
18
17
17
17
20
20
19
18
17
16
15
16
20
20
19
17
17
16
16
17
23
23
Feels °C
20
18
17
16
16
16
20
18
19
18
16
15
14
15
18
19
20
18
17
15
14
14
20
21
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