Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Margate sea temperature is

21.8° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 10AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1064	1059	913	959	854	841	761	683	614	603	486	478	433	433	425	480	544	773	886	826	669	528	421	295
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	SE	SE	ENE	NW	N	NNW	N	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			7:22AM1.36m				7:55PM1.44m					8:02AM1.23m				8:39PM1.31m				8:53AM1.11m				9:39PM1.19m
Low Tide	1:25AM0.39m				1:28PM0.32m					2:06AM0.50m				2:08PM0.46m				2:55AM0.60m				2:58PM0.59m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	17	19	20	18	17	16	15	14	15	18	19	18	18	19	17	16	16	20	23	21	19	19
Feels °C	14	14	14	15	17	17	16	15	14	13	14	18	19	19	19	20	16	15	14	16	19	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1064	1059	913	959	854	841	761	683	614	603	486	478	433	433	425	418	380	773	886	826	669	528	421	295
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	73	51	50	50	32	288	312	201	136	115	70	153	115	298	326	480	544	393	355	319	287	282	240	205
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	S 10	S 10	SW 12	SSW 12	ENE 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	54	31	30	68	55	31	68	106	99	57	69	164	179	65	65	15	16	6	7	6	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 12	SSW 5	SSW 7	SSW 8	—	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 2	NNE 3	—	—	—	—	—	NE 9	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7
kJ	—	309	83	121	201	—	—	—	3	6	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	21	37	79	155	248	373	308
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	To Strand Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2
Distance (km)	9	76	76	109	157	202	0	0	0	0	0	0	127	0	0	0	0	19	19	127	429	349	90	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Country Club (African Beach)	The Spot	The Spot				Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Reunion				Country Club (African Beach)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4				3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3				3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Jongensfontein South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	8

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