Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
20.6°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
1.9
SW
6
1.9
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
736
613
504
423
347
342
225
350
350
290
235
184
139
137
99
91
275
366
200
139
124
86
54
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
10
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
WSW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:51AM1.67m
4:10PM1.77m
4:17AM1.72m
4:36PM1.83m
4:45AM1.73m
5:03PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.03m
10:15PM0.08m
10:22AM-0.02m
10:42PM0.04m
10:49AM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
21
23
21
19
19
18
18
19
22
24
22
20
20
19
18
19
21
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
13
13
17
19
17
15
15
14
14
15
17
19
18
17
21
15
12
15
17
17
18
20
20
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