Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
23.1° C

1.3°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 (23 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 11PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
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)
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
561
561
457
422
394
1095
245
202
202
212
249
206
257
209
367
436
441
310
268
268
178
156
126
273
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
25
NNE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:12PM1.28m
11:48AM1.11m
00:19AM1.28m
12:57PM1.16m
1:16AM1.32m
1:50PM1.23m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.57m
5:41AM0.60m
5:42PM0.59m
6:47AM0.55m
6:51PM0.56m
7:39AM0.48m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
21
21
20
20
19
21
22
21
21
20
20
19
18
21
22
21
20
20
18
18
18
23
25
Feels °C
22
19
20
18
17
16
18
19
19
21
21
22
20
19
21
20
20
21
21
18
17
16
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
18
Energy kJ
561
561
457
422
394
51
245
202
202
212
249
206
257
209
367
436
441
310
268
268
178
156
116
273
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.1
E
11
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSW
18
0.5
E
8
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
91
88
73
73
51
3
35
36
36
35
36
23
52
54
54
57
39
39
38
1
31
28
126
114
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.5
SW
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.7
E
7
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SSW
18
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
4
71
3
3
2
87
52
80
79
49
125
143
124
16
2
2
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
3
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
SE
5
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
8
1095
139
78
39
37
29
17
18
35
39
88
114
112
132
176
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
Distance (km)
127
0
0
0
76
76
202
277
157
76
0
0
0
0
127
127
127
0
0
0
90
90
90
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
5
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
  • 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