Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Issued: 1 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Margate sea temperature is
23.3° C

1.5°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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 5PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (22 Jun)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (22 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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)
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
689
785
896
1098
1111
1073
1000
696
575
561
561
561
457
422
1126
316
249
202
249
249
264
362
641
425
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:09AM1.17m
10:01PM1.31m
10:26AM1.11m
11:12PM1.28m
11:48AM1.11m
00:19AM1.28m
Low Tide
3:15PM0.50m
4:25AM0.61m
4:26PM0.57m
5:41AM0.60m
5:42PM0.59m
6:47AM0.55m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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>
5:04
5:05
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
22
21
20
19
19
19
25
25
23
22
21
19
18
19
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
23
22
20
19
18
17
17
16
23
22
22
20
20
16
15
17
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
14
Energy kJ
689
785
896
1098
1111
1073
1000
696
575
561
561
561
457
422
64
316
249
202
249
249
264
362
641
425
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.5
SW
12
1
ENE
7
0.1
E
11
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
S
5
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
Energy kJ
99
73
68
54
56
56
56
64
66
3
4
71
85
2
50
51
35
36
38
25
51
69
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
25
38
24
27
28
20
11
4
3
2
2
2
2
54
81
41
138
354
154
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
1.1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.5
SW
3
1.7
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
Energy kJ
6
118
73
113
123
113
4
1126
103
70
47
37
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
127
126
19
0
0
0
0
93
127
127
19
0
76
76
76
202
444
109
0
0
0
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
8
8
7
7
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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