Margate Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Margate sea temperature is
22.1°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 1AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1109
980
986
957
890
884
834
850
753
635
546
541
258
551
627
1082
947
833
735
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:35PM1.90m
4:49AM1.73m
5:05PM1.84m
5:20AM1.65m
5:38PM1.72m
Low Tide
10:45PM-0.03m
10:51AM-0.02m
11:16PM0.04m
11:23AM0.07m
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Temp °C
19
18
17
17
17
18
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19
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18
18
18
18
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18
17
Feels °C
13
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13
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