Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.3° 

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


Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
2
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
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)
0.9
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
2.3
ENE
9
1.7
S
6
2.3
S
7
3
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
459
0
217
508
1372
1663
2047
2284
2057
1601
1365
1079
878
766
657
442
339
293
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:16PM1.43m
7:34AM1.22m
8:15PM1.24m
9:03AM1.06m
10:36PM1.11m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.47m
1:44PM0.51m
2:46AM0.64m
3:25PM0.68m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
2
8
11
5
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
22
22
21
20
18
19
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
27
17
19
18
17
13
13
11
13
12
14
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
16
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