Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Issued: 7 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Margate sea temperature is

23.2°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 3PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	2	2	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 12	SSW 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	301	311	306	227	180	444	361	687	560	636	749	1286	437	677	314	309	512	965	1337	1318	1294	1137	968	874	501
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	E	NNE	NNW	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross
High Tide					2:03PM1.63m				2:23AM1.50m				2:35PM1.69m				2:54AM1.56m				3:05PM1.71m				3:24AM1.60m
Low Tide		7:46AM0.29m					8:19PM0.22m				8:20AM0.22m				8:49PM0.15m				8:52AM0.17m				9:17PM0.10m


	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—
	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	6:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	2	3	2	2	1	2	6	9	9	7	12	8	2	1	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	22	22	23	23	22	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	17	18	19	18	17	17	16
Feels °C	21	20	22	22	22	22	21	20	18	18	15	15	16	17	14	14	14	12	14	15	17	17	17	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 8	NE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	ENE 8	SSW 12	SSW 14	ENE 7	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	360	267	179	227	84	444	361	687	83	636	239	43	437	677	314	309	512	965	1337	1318	1294	1137	968	874	501
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	ENE 8	SSW 12	ENE 7	NE 7	E 8	SSW 15	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	NE 7	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	138	140	133	106	161	70	54	43	135	66	58	54	42	41	43	36	38	92	2	33	226	187	131	105	157
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 7	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 9	—	—	—	ENE 9	—	—	—	S 7
kJ	—	—	294	180	27	25	25	39	283	—	—	—	—	6	6	2	17	—	—	—	44	—	—	—	100
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	—	SSW 8	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 4	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 6	—	S 5	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	E 8
kJ	301	311	306	—	180	—	—	—	560	25	749	1286	97	—	129	276	195	209	268	257	—	—	—	—	251
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Margate Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	To Strand Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Sunwich Port Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	4	2	1	4	2	4	4	4	1	3	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	109	747	747	277	109	109	76	9	82	76	76	283	19	76	250	277	202	202	1140	76	40	19	0	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Lucien							The Spot	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	The Spot	The Spot		Umzumbe	The Spot						North Beach	Amanzimtoti	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Amanzimtoti
Rating (10 max)	3							2	3	3	3	4		3	4						3	4	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Inner Pool Garden Route	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	North Beach Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	2	4	5	5	5	5	3	4	2	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Back Beach New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Little River State Beach United States	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Arrawarra Australia	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Ghost Tree United States
Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	9

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