Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Margate sea temperature is

21.3° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 8AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (19 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	2	3	4	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	SE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	451	448	291	775	615	756	918	918	1064	1177	1237	1256	1003	827	761	748	672	603	486	478	425	411	357	480
Wind (km/h)	SW	W	WNW	ENE	E	E	N	NNW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	ESE	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NE	NE	NE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			6:46AM1.48m				7:17PM1.57m				7:22AM1.36m				7:55PM1.44m					8:02AM1.23m				8:39PM1.31m
Low Tide	00:47AM0.28m				12:52PM0.19m				1:25AM0.39m				1:28PM0.32m					2:06AM0.50m				2:08PM0.46m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	20	20	19	18	17	17	18	17	19	20	19	18	17	17	16	15	20	21	20	18	18
Feels °C	16	15	15	19	19	19	19	17	16	15	15	18	18	18	17	16	16	14	13	18	18	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	451	448	291	775	615	756	918	918	1064	1177	1237	1256	1003	827	761	748	672	603	486	478	425	411	357	320
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SE 14	SSE 11	S 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15
kJ	239	276	265	291	392	224	141	130	73	51	50	50	308	305	221	133	230	184	125	121	115	298	326	480
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SE 14	E 10	E 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	E 10	SW 9	S 10	S 10	SW 12	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 9	E 9	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 11	SSW 11	E 9
kJ	122	94	268	94	98	157	113	73	39	31	30	68	49	30	69	108	29	15	50	164	181	56	45	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	—	SW 8	SW 8	SSW 12	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	34	18	491	—	—	4	7	5	9	5	8	8	6	12	30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	To Strand Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	127	127	19	0	0	76	0	0	129	127	19	19	19	0	0	90	127	90	90	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Amanzimtoti	Country Club (African Beach)	Reunion	Reunion	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	The Spot	Kelso (Happy Wanderers)	Umzumbe	Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Reunion	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Green Point	Country Club (African Beach)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Yzerfontein West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cape St Martin South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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