Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
22.0° C
0.5° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 6PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (11 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
S
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
SE
9
0.6
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1581
1605
1777
1544
1491
1344
1069
931
781
748
469
380
311
343
278
313
256
198
198
198
146
129
88
47
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
15
E
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:19PM1.27m
1:45AM1.49m
2:21PM1.40m
2:42AM1.58m
3:13PM1.54m
3:31AM1.66m
Low Tide
7:18PM0.42m
8:08AM0.31m
8:23PM0.31m
9:00AM0.19m
9:16PM0.20m
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
16
15
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
16
14
14
16
16
16
16
14
15
14
13
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