Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Margate sea temperature is

21.3°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 (08 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 7AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Afternoon (08 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Evening (08 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 8								Wednesday 9								Thursday 10
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 12	S 13	S 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 15	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SSE 10	SW 19	SW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	1317	943	341	555	470	194	158	156	110	112	88	86	88	62	59	41	41	42	33	29	28	20	58	83
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:53AM1.38m					2:20PM1.50m				2:35AM1.53m				2:57PM1.68m				3:10AM1.65m				3:30PM1.81m
Low Tide				8:05AM0.33m				8:29PM0.29m				8:42AM0.16m				9:06PM0.15m				9:15AM0.04m				9:39PM0.05m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	17	20	21	20	18	17	17	17	19	22	22	21	20	20	20	20	21	25	25	22	19	19
Feels °C	13	12	13	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	16	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	19	23	24	24	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 12	S 13	S 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	1317	943	341	555	470	194	158	156	110	112	88	86	88	62	59	41	41	42	29	29	28	708	602	468
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSE 11	S 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSE 10	SW 19	SW 18
kJ	33	33	282	176	6	145	90	40	37	36	22	13	13	16	18	25	23	34	33	29	17	20	58	83
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 10	—	—	—	—	S 16	SW 17	SW 16	S 16	SW 16	SW 17	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	—	SSW 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	—	—	34	—	—	—	—	5	11	11	5	11	11	13	11	5	5	12	11	—	—	15	13	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	SSW 3
kJ	206	286	275	386	531	630	720	799	801	681	681	708	810	831	906	1125	1086	941	829	829	796	—	—	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	West Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	2	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	127	90	90	349	634	573	573	449	90	90	179	349	429	573	573	296	90	90	90	126	562	138	9	9
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Reunion									Reunion							Reunion			Reunion			Lucien	Vetchs Reef
Rating (10 max)	4									1							1			1			2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	8	8	8	7	6	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	6	5	9	9	8	9	8	8

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