Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.2° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 2AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 113mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
2.2
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
2.1
SSE
7
3
SE
8
2.3
SSE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
361
325
374
284
215
243
449
1035
662
1245
1376
945
152
125
121
117
336
187
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SW
25
WSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
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-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:12PM1.48m
6:22AM1.34m
6:36PM1.32m
6:47AM1.19m
7:02PM1.16m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.36m
12:26PM0.42m
00:48AM0.51m
12:53PM0.58m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
1
4
2
3
17
14
10
9
5
7
5
12
6
5
3
2
1
Temp °C
20
18
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
15
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
16
16
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