Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
21.8° C
0.4° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 10AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1064
1059
913
959
854
841
761
683
614
603
486
478
433
433
425
480
544
773
886
826
669
528
421
295
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NW
5
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:22AM1.36m
7:55PM1.44m
8:02AM1.23m
8:39PM1.31m
8:53AM1.11m
9:39PM1.19m
Low Tide
1:25AM0.39m
1:28PM0.32m
2:06AM0.50m
2:08PM0.46m
2:55AM0.60m
2:58PM0.59m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
17
19
20
18
17
16
15
14
15
18
19
18
18
19
17
16
16
20
23
21
19
19
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
14
13
14
18
19
19
19
20
16
15
14
16
19
18
17
17
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