Margate Surf Break
Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Margate

Issued: 1 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
23.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 9AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jun)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (04 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
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
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
1
0
0
1
1
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)
1.4
SSW
10
1.7
S
11
2
S
11
2
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2
SSW
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
SE
11
1.6
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
385
720
976
966
1427
1392
1401
1323
1478
1452
828
711
1589
1299
1561
1157
923
1157
641
440
488
400
344
260
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
15
NNE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:36AM1.47m
6:06PM1.41m
6:11AM1.41m
6:46PM1.37m
6:50AM1.34m
7:34PM1.34m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.36m
11:51AM0.28m
00:06AM0.42m
12:28PM0.33m
00:48AM0.49m
1:09PM0.39m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
19
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
15
16
16
18
20
20
17
15
14
14
14
18
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
19
17
15
14
16
17
17
16
13
13
10
9
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
15
16
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
10
1.7
S
11
2
S
11
2
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
11
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SE
11
2.2
SSW
9
2
SSW
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
Energy kJ
385
720
976
966
1427
1392
1401
1323
86
130
828
711
522
393
400
341
283
809
641
440
461
713
661
627
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
1
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.6
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
Energy kJ
163
180
212
80
76
88
41
66
59
42
136
98
102
82
88
118
154
242
263
377
488
400
344
260
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.9
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
Energy kJ
48
48
48
46
152
98
67
67
209
69
42
39
39
59
57
43
33
147
101
76
66
8
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
1.4
SW
12
1.7
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
11
1.8
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
7
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
Energy kJ
3
8
627
209
116
1478
1452
254
513
1589
1299
1561
1157
923
1157
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
19
0
76
126
0
0
0
0
0
76
76
129
129
210
24
9
0
0
0
99
127
127
19
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
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