Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Margate sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.2° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 6AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
6
1.7
NE
6
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.5
S
10
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
209
165
93
85
170
69
100
132
127
115
110
99
97
53
295
554
726
668
693
577
484
469
361
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:00AM1.33m
2:20PM1.46m
2:27AM1.47m
2:45PM1.62m
2:54AM1.59m
3:11PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:06AM0.37m
8:25PM0.35m
8:31AM0.23m
8:52PM0.21m
8:57AM0.11m
9:18PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
4
Temp °C
18
18
20
24
24
24
24
24
23
21
21
23
23
21
21
21
20
19
21
23
24
22
21
21
Feels °C
16
16
19
23
24
25
23
24
23
21
21
21
23
22
23
24
22
20
21
22
24
22
21
21
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