Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.8° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 7AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
8
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.2
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
1.1
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
28
34
25
11
111
123
229
286
425
785
807
924
1102
1132
1038
822
622
427
302
278
722
72
307
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
5
NE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:42AM1.64m
6:02PM1.73m
6:14AM1.53m
6:36PM1.60m
6:49AM1.39m
7:16PM1.43m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.09m
11:46AM0.06m
00:13AM0.18m
12:18PM0.18m
00:48AM0.31m
12:55PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
21
21
21
19
20
20
20
19
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
22
30
30
23
22
21
Feels °C
17
18
18
21
21
23
20
21
21
19
16
18
18
21
21
20
20
18
20
28
27
17
17
17
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