Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
21.5° C
0.5° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 3AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (09 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
0.2
SSE
7
3.5
SSW
8
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
576
482
469
352
352
362
565
496
395
1033
5
1722
2109
1770
1604
1272
957
763
575
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
5
NW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
15
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
SW
50
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:36AM1.27m
1:27PM1.23m
1:52AM1.40m
2:26PM1.42m
Low Tide
5:51PM0.61m
7:09AM0.51m
7:30PM0.48m
8:12AM0.35m
8:31PM0.32m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
8
8
3
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
19
18
17
17
20
19
19
19
17
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
21
23
17
16
16
17
19
16
15
14
11
6
8
7
9
9
10
11
11
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