Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
21.7° C
0.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 6AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
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)
3
2
3
3
1
2
3
0
0
0
4
3
2
4
4
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
2
SE
9
2
SE
10
2
SE
10
2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
705
345
678
708
753
784
866
38
28
43
2075
2018
1910
1860
1684
33
54
54
63
65
122
106
104
102
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:10AM1.65m
5:33PM1.72m
5:38AM1.63m
6:02PM1.71m
6:09AM1.57m
6:34PM1.66m
Low Tide
11:07PM0.17m
11:18AM0.05m
11:37PM0.17m
11:46AM0.07m
00:09AM0.20m
12:16PM0.12m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
6:45
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
18
17
16
15
14
13
14
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
20
21
20
18
17
Feels °C
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
9
10
15
16
18
18
16
15
15
15
20
20
20
18
16
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