Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Margate sea temperature is
22.9° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 3PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 29). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (29 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (29 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
20
0.9
SW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
9
2
SSW
9
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
470
807
1110
1031
3803
851
666
1690
1321
988
874
704
462
396
331
269
269
192
238
164
213
288
417
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NE
15
ENE
0
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:21AM1.48m
3:46PM1.44m
3:54AM1.52m
4:19PM1.49m
4:26AM1.55m
4:52PM1.52m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.27m
9:44PM0.33m
10:07AM0.22m
10:18PM0.30m
10:38AM0.19m
10:51PM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
21
20
19
17
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
17
23
24
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
17
17
16
14
13
11
10
12
13
14
15
16
16
15
13
13
12
14
20
23
23
21
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.7
ENE
8
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
Energy kJ
196
277
231
1110
1031
85
684
496
63
1321
988
874
704
462
396
331
269
269
192
322
318
273
273
365
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
15
Energy kJ
178
470
807
163
135
110
83
62
63
67
68
101
101
125
119
92
26
238
164
213
288
417
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
186
111
7
17
26
31
140
179
150
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
7
3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
9
2
SSW
9
2
SSW
14
1.1
E
9
0.8
NE
4
1.4
NE
5
1.8
NE
6
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
Energy kJ
423
201
499
3803
851
666
1690
190
17
102
231
353
355
369
428
397
344
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
127
747
747
157
157
76
9
0
0
0
127
93
90
90
90
90
116
157
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
7
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
5
5
5
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
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