Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
22.1° C
0.9° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 12AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
16
1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
473
302
298
233
429
334
321
286
273
265
268
506
1146
1159
1043
1094
933
847
871
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
25
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:31PM1.24m
2:40AM1.36m
3:07PM1.36m
3:14AM1.46m
3:39PM1.47m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.51m
8:56AM0.38m
9:05PM0.40m
9:27AM0.27m
9:38PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
3
2
2
4
9
8
7
8
Temp °C
18
16
16
15
15
16
21
21
21
21
19
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
12
11
12
13
18
17
17
18
17
16
17
18
16
12
11
10
11
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