Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Margate sea temperature is
23.7° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 6PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 09). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (09 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
91
85
84
83
78
73
72
73
83
116
170
243
269
249
187
147
144
93
90
85
84
82
82
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:04AM1.17m
10:53PM1.36m
11:26AM1.19m
00:01AM1.44m
12:35PM1.27m
1:01AM1.54m
Low Tide
4:12PM0.50m
5:21AM0.52m
5:25PM0.47m
6:28AM0.42m
6:32PM0.40m
7:25AM0.31m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
21
20
18
17
17
16
17
22
24
21
21
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
20
20
19
20
20
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
14
15
14
14
19
22
20
20
18
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
E
9
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
228
219
170
166
134
132
132
134
132
104
102
78
243
269
249
187
147
144
99
81
194
96
96
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
SSW
12
0.8
E
9
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
92
91
85
31
22
15
15
72
73
83
116
170
76
74
55
52
73
76
93
99
85
76
78
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
E
9
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
Energy kJ
84
83
78
73
5
9
5
5
2
1
90
78
84
82
82
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
NE
2
0.6
NE
3
1
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
ENE
7
1
NE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
45
41
32
1
6
32
71
103
100
115
109
91
93
80
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
9
157
76
0
0
0
0
9
99
127
127
90
90
90
19
19
90
127
99
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
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