Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Issued: 1 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Margate sea temperature is

22.5°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 9AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s
Evening (02 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 5	E 5	ESE 6	SSW 11	E 6	E 6	E 6	SW 12	SW 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	77	64	54	28	85	84	81	82	98	135	117	158	255	50	23	150	201	318	400	425	396	373	362	351	346	351
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	NE	NNE	NNE	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	NNW	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide				9:41AM1.18m				10:27PM1.09m					11:36AM1.27m				00:08AM1.17m				12:42PM1.40m				1:06AM1.29m
Low Tide		2:41AM0.58m				4:12PM0.69m				4:45AM0.60m					6:07PM0.59m				6:12AM0.50m				7:06PM0.45m


	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	6:23
mm	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	21	22	21	22	21	22	24	24	23	22	21	21	21
Feels °C	21	20	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	20	19	20	18	20	23	21	24	24	21	23	23	24	24	23	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	S 6	E 10	E 10	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 15	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	44	34	54	128	127	24	67	68	68	135	114	100	72	92	66	66	201	336	269	226	124	373	362	351	346	351
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	E 7	SSW 6	SSE 6	SW 13	SSW 7	S 6	SW 12	E 10	SE 9	SE 9	SW 12	S 8	S 7	SSW 15	S 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7
kJ	24	22	32	28	45	84	15	20	68	98	3	3	22	50	16	150	11	318	400	425	396	97	77	77	59	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 11	E 10	SE 5	SW 13	ESE 9	SSW 13	SSW 12	SE 9	SE 9	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 10	S 8	E 9	—	E 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	E 9
kJ	35	37	54	16	85	8	65	58	3	3	—	—	—	35	23	21	15	—	139	119	59	39	42	42	33	39
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	—	—	E 10	E 10	ESE 5	E 5	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	NE 6
kJ	77	64	—	—	234	230	81	82	98	91	117	158	255	233	290	408	431	157	—	8	35	38	24	—	—	91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Zinkwazi KZN North	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Margate Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	76	76	129	127	429	429	429	210	206	250	236	210	127	127	127	90	90	0	76	277	436	0	0	0	90	90
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Country Club (African Beach)	North Beach	Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Reunion									Reunion	Reunion	Reunion		Reunion	Country Club (African Beach)	Vetchs Reef			Southbroom	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Country Club (African Beach)	Reunion
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1									1	2	2		2	2	3			2	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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