Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Issued: 1 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
23.1° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 9PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (25 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
519
441
425
268
268
206
156
126
273
708
961
1579
1716
1618
1469
1289
1040
851
656
553
425
425
425
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:57PM1.16m
1:16AM1.32m
1:50PM1.23m
2:03AM1.37m
2:33PM1.30m
2:44AM1.43m
Low Tide
6:51PM0.56m
7:39AM0.48m
7:45PM0.51m
8:22AM0.41m
8:30PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
21
20
19
18
17
18
22
24
21
19
19
18
17
17
22
23
22
21
21
20
20
21
Feels °C
21
20
20
20
20
18
15
15
18
20
19
17
17
16
14
13
18
20
20
20
19
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
367
519
441
425
268
268
206
156
116
273
708
961
1579
1716
1618
1469
1289
1040
851
189
243
250
234
199
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
E
10
1.2
ENE
6
0.6
E
7
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Energy kJ
54
54
40
40
27
39
25
25
24
114
56
56
2
109
35
656
553
425
425
425
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
E
11
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
155
16
7
2
13
31
34
126
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
Energy kJ
7
17
26
36
44
64
69
123
195
240
178
162
137
172
64
158
183
284
392
363
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
127
127
127
31
19
19
19
90
126
157
93
90
19
19
0
0
90
179
276
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Margate surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest