Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
21.5°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 21s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 2AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (06 Sep)5ft (1.5m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
3
5
3
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)
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
23
1.3
SSW
22
1.8
SSW
20
3
SSW
19
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.2
S
15
1.9
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
370
284
293
308
303
350
343
286
939
1570
2586
6258
8098
7889
5522
4065
2831
2090
1504
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
0
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:36PM1.11m
12:13PM1.09m
00:53AM1.21m
1:34PM1.29m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.68m
5:32AM0.68m
6:27PM0.65m
7:16AM0.52m
7:44PM0.47m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
15
16
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
14
15
13
13
12
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