Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
20.9° C
0.1° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 3PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (14 Aug)5ft (1.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
1.5
NE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
1.8
NE
6
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
460
316
197
129
125
129
83
59
35
35
20
20
20
37
44
35
48
10
10
9
221
9
8
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:37AM1.75m
5:00PM1.86m
5:09AM1.72m
5:32PM1.83m
5:40AM1.66m
6:02PM1.75m
Low Tide
10:43AM-0.06m
11:07PM0.05m
11:14AM-0.04m
11:39PM0.10m
11:44AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
19
20
19
17
16
16
15
16
19
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
20
21
19
18
17
Feels °C
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
15
17
17
16
15
15
14
13
16
17
16
16
14
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