Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Issued: 7 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Margate sea temperature is
24.2° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 1AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (11 Jun)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.1
SW
15
0.4
SW
10
1.5
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
170
239
269
245
187
184
144
123
88
85
84
82
82
59
58
9
27
198
238
1402
1330
1160
984
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
N
15
S
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:01AM1.44m
12:35PM1.27m
1:01AM1.54m
1:34PM1.37m
1:55AM1.62m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.47m
6:28AM0.42m
6:32PM0.40m
7:25AM0.31m
7:31PM0.30m
8:16AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
18
18
17
16
16
21
23
21
20
19
19
19
19
25
25
21
20
20
18
17
17
18
18
Feels °C
17
16
16
15
14
13
19
21
20
19
17
16
16
15
23
22
16
17
16
14
13
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
E
11
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
Energy kJ
102
102
239
269
245
187
184
76
76
131
237
183
193
126
129
96
77
53
82
225
177
169
195
149
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
E
9
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
NE
7
0.7
E
12
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
Energy kJ
116
170
76
74
74
74
76
144
123
74
85
80
80
73
57
56
57
73
41
134
19
14
14
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.6
SSW
12
0.1
SW
15
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.1
SW
15
0.4
SW
10
0.5
SW
13
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
5
2
1
1
88
9
84
82
82
59
58
9
27
82
26
18
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
0.4
SSW
2
1.1
SSW
4
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
Energy kJ
10
28
56
77
73
64
61
67
106
189
233
2
45
114
198
238
1402
1330
1160
984
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
127
90
90
90
19
19
90
127
99
0
0
0
0
0
9
341
147
76
76
76
76
76
76
76
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
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