Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
22.1°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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 2AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
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)
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1044
947
859
624
527
419
359
281
234
163
127
86
64
46
35
22
21
8
8
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
30
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:38PM1.72m
5:54AM1.53m
6:14PM1.55m
6:33AM1.38m
6:56PM1.35m
Low Tide
11:49PM0.15m
11:59AM0.21m
00:27AM0.31m
12:39PM0.39m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
18
17
17
18
21
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16
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18
Feels °C
15
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12
12
11
10
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17
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16
15
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