Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
20.9° C
0.1° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 7PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.7
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
1.4
ENE
10
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
39
11
40
212
52
0
77
74
67
65
57
60
116
211
425
413
412
412
419
431
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:31PM1.62m
6:37AM1.44m
6:59PM1.47m
7:05AM1.30m
7:28PM1.32m
Low Tide
12:13PM0.14m
00:38AM0.29m
12:41PM0.28m
1:07AM0.42m
1:10PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
20
18
17
17
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
20
22
21
20
22
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
18
16
13
14
16
16
18
19
20
21
18
17
17
18
19
18
21
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