Margate Surf Break
Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Margate

Issued: 1 pm 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Margate sea temperature is
23.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 8PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (04 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
3
3
4
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
2.2
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
9
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1300
1280
1280
1288
1234
1045
901
814
723
753
844
739
772
1291
637
575
433
439
351
277
232
227
177
189
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:06PM1.41m
6:11AM1.41m
6:46PM1.37m
6:50AM1.34m
7:34PM1.34m
7:40AM1.26m
Low Tide
11:51AM0.28m
00:06AM0.42m
12:28PM0.33m
00:48AM0.49m
1:09PM0.39m
1:40AM0.55m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
19
20
19
17
16
15
14
14
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
16
17
17
18
16
14
12
8
11
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
2.3
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SE
11
2
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
10
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
Energy kJ
196
1280
1280
1288
1234
1045
901
814
723
546
433
347
298
703
637
575
433
416
661
627
698
711
680
668
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
Energy kJ
82
80
72
90
96
59
109
114
98
69
108
110
176
176
169
254
344
439
351
277
232
227
177
189
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
133
99
73
73
60
57
42
40
78
53
53
41
242
202
120
117
95
8
7
7
7
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
11
1.3
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
9
Energy kJ
1300
496
185
406
593
753
844
739
772
1291
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
76
0
0
0
0
9
76
282
129
283
747
0
0
0
0
0
90
338
127
19
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
6
8
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