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Lat Long: 30.86° S 30.37° E

Margate Surf Photo: 'Margate'

Issued: 1 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Margate sea temperature is

21.5° C

0.6°

Margate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	ESE		SE	SSW
	7 s	glass		6 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Margate around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	ESE		SSW	SE
	12 s	on		12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Margate around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	ESE		SSW	SE
	12 s	on		12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Margate around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	E	SE	SSW	SE
	11 s	on	6 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Margate around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	E		SE	E
	11 s	glass		6 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Margate around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	E		SE	E
	11 s	glass		6 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Margate around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	E		SSW	E
	11 s	glass		13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Margate around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ESE		E	SSW
	11 s	glass		9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Margate around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NE		E	SSW
	11 s	glass		9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Margate around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	ENE		E	SSW
	11 s	on		11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Margate around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	E	SE	E	SSW
	11 s	on	6 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Margate around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	ENE	SE	E	SSW
	11 s	on	6 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Margate around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NE	ESE	E	SSW
	11 s	cross- on	6 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Margate around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NE	ENE	E	SSW
	11 s	cross- on	3 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Margate around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NE		E	SSW
	11 s	cross- on		10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 March at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Margate around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NE	ESE	E	SSW
	11 s	cross- on	6 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 March at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Margate around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NE	ESE	E	SSW
	11 s	cross- on	6 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 March at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Margate around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 23 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.1m (3.8 ft). Range 2.04m (6.7 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Margate Surf Photo: 'Margate' by Snow-Forecast.com user

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Country: South Africa (562 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:07 am 3 Mar 2013

Mark Smith
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