Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Issued: 1 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Margate sea temperature is

22.7°C

Margate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Margate today (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 10AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (22 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).
	Thursday 22								Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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)	3	4	4	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	722	1594	1311	889	633	666	644	819	1660	1739	1738	1518	1118	1674	1849	1723	1336	1019	781	669	560	446	338	151
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	1:15AM1.27m				1:34PM1.46m				1:49AM1.41m					2:04PM1.62m				2:20AM1.54m				2:35PM1.75m
Low Tide			7:15AM0.42m				7:46PM0.36m				7:48AM0.28m					8:17PM0.21m				8:19AM0.16m				8:47PM0.08m


	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	21	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	20	22	22	22	20	19
Feels °C	20	19	21	19	19	18	18	17	14	13	12	14	14	16	17	17	16	16	18	18	19	20	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	S 10
kJ	722	1594	1311	889	633	666	644	42	31	33	35	35	35	1674	1849	1723	1336	1019	781	669	560	446	338	130
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 11
kJ	99	81	70	76	59	58	55	24	23	23	13	13	14	34	36	39	38	37	36	36	35	35	26	151
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 5	NE 7	—	—	—	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	SE 10
kJ	27	19	21	26	28	26	25	1	2	—	—	—	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	—	—	—	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	—	—	—	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	819	1660	1739	1738	1518	1118	—	—	—	7	17	29	60	96	124	160	157
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wedge Garden Route	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	4	3	1	2	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	1	3	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	109	748	109	129	76	76	76	76	76	562	794	76	127	127	90	90	444	794	561	90	90
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4			1	1	2	3	4	4	3			4	3	3	4	3				2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kanon Overberg	Cape St Martin West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	7	5	5	6	7	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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