Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Margate sea temperature is

22.1° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 3PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Evening (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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)	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	1	0	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2648	3642	3783	3448	3306	3004	2444	2200	1930	1713	1687	1713	1739	1783	1521	1221	1042	931	781	748	722	380	374	288
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	ESE	W	WSW	SW	S	E	E	ENE	NE	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				11:57AM1.17m				00:35AM1.40m				1:19PM1.27m				1:45AM1.49m					2:21PM1.40m
Low Tide		5:45AM0.51m				5:57PM0.50m				7:05AM0.43m				7:18PM0.42m					8:08AM0.31m				8:23PM0.31m


	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54
	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	1	4	3	2	2	2	3	1	2	1	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	18	18	17	17	16
Feels °C	17	18	18	17	16	15	16	17	16	17	18	17	17	18	18	17	16	16	15	16	17	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SE 7	ESE 7
kJ	2648	3642	3783	3448	3306	3004	2444	2200	1930	1713	1687	1713	1739	1783	1521	1221	1042	931	781	748	722	380	131	235
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	—	E 6	—	E 6	E 6	E 9	E 8	SE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	44	39	22	21	20	19	19	11	19	11	12	14	15	25	—	74	—	89	64	14	13	106	374	288
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 8	ENE 6	S 12
kJ	8	7	7	7	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	7	8	13	40	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	E 5	—	E 6	—	—	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	—	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	45	—	75	—	—	37	49	48	—	302
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	277	277	9	0	0	0	0	52	76	76	0	0	0	0	9	93	129	127	76	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Amanzimtoti	Country Club (African Beach)	Dairy Beach (New Pier)			Wedge	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Umzumbe	The Spot	Scottburgh Point	North Beach	Country Club (African Beach)	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Country Club (African Beach)	North Beach	Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Reunion	Amanzimtoti	Country Club (African Beach)	Southbroom
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Supertubes Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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