Margate Surf Break

Margate, South Africa Weather Observations

Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate sea temperature is
23.1° C

1.3°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.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Margate based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Margate right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Margate

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Paddock

16 km WNW506 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 340 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17.5 °C-
-

-

Pennington South

60 km NNE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
21.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Port Edward

90 km N527 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 130°)
21.0 °C-
-

-

Ixopo

100 km NW1219 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
13.9 °C-
-

-

Kokstad

102 km W1443 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14.7 °C-
-

-

Durban Intnl. Airport

108 km NNE14 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
19.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Margate

110 km S98 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 190°)
18.8 °C-
-

-

Oribi Airport

134 km N721 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pietermaritzburg

136 km N702 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
18.5 °C-
-

-

Mount Edgecombe

144 km NNE94 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
20.4 °C-
-

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* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Margate and within an acceptable time window.

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