Margate Surf Break
Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Margate

Issued: 7 am 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Margate sea temperature is
24.0° C

1.8°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 (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate at 1PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
E
10
2
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
664
650
631
532
442
365
293
232
227
181
193
173
166
118
84
61
45
89
82
32
54
268
0
367
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
5
ENE
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:50AM1.34m
7:34PM1.34m
7:40AM1.26m
8:31PM1.31m
8:43AM1.20m
9:39PM1.32m
Low Tide
1:09PM0.39m
1:40AM0.55m
1:59PM0.44m
2:45AM0.58m
3:00PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
20
21
19
18
17
16
15
16
21
23
20
19
19
17
Feels °C
13
13
18
16
17
18
18
18
18
16
18
18
17
16
15
14
12
13
18
20
20
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
664
650
631
532
686
724
638
608
608
643
643
611
599
577
501
477
410
400
504
339
333
279
325
271
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.5
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.9
NE
6
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
Energy kJ
233
228
344
497
442
365
293
232
227
181
193
173
166
118
84
61
42
46
23
13
49
40
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.3
NE
7
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
NE
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.5
S
8
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.8
NE
6
Energy kJ
157
126
117
99
7
24
7
21
8
7
7
7
28
9
8
21
32
37
30
32
54
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
5
2
SSW
7
Energy kJ
5
13
20
34
45
89
82
54
268
145
367
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
127
90
0
0
0
0
0
90
127
127
90
27
19
19
19
90
109
9
76
90
76
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
5
5
7
9
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