Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
22.0° C
0.8° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 1AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (29 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
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)
2.4
S
9
2.5
S
8
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.9
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
855
1043
1175
1107
999
925
825
790
790
647
573
530
530
602
569
573
1232
965
998
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:39PM1.47m
3:45AM1.55m
4:09PM1.57m
4:14AM1.61m
4:37PM1.64m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.31m
9:55AM0.18m
10:08PM0.24m
10:23AM0.10m
10:38PM0.20m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
7
7
4
2
1
2
4
5
8
2
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
11
12
13
14
14
13
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
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