Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
21.6° C
0.6° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
0.4
SW
12
1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
1.4
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
38
50
33
37
64
56
81
246
302
395
993
367
287
223
220
352
486
536
458
351
249
233
230
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
7:20AM1.37m
7:52PM1.46m
8:08AM1.23m
8:52PM1.32m
9:27AM1.10m
10:35PM1.23m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.35m
1:27PM0.32m
2:10AM0.46m
2:18PM0.46m
3:22AM0.58m
3:40PM0.59m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
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Temp °C
17
16
17
22
23
21
20
20
20
20
22
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
14
13
14
19
20
19
17
16
16
16
18
17
15
16
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
18
20
18
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