Sea weather in Margate in South Africa All the beach weather in Margate

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Margate in South Africa, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Margate over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Margate in South Africa this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Margate. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Sunday 19 July 202665°F to 68°Frecommended
Monday 20 July 202661°F to 67°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 21 July 202661°F to 68°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 22 July 202663°F to 72°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 23 July 202665°F to 70°Fnot recommended
Friday 24 July 202663°F to 67°Frecommended
Saturday 25 July 202663°F to 68°Frecommended

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Margate

Sea weather on Sunday 19 July 2026

On Sunday 19 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:54 and will set at 17:17 on the beach(es) of Margate. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°F t and a low of 65°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 9.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 14.9mph). Wave height will be up to 7.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature20°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Perceived temperature20°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity62%65%64%58%61%70%74%77%
Barometric pressure1018 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa1016 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa1015 hPa
Cloud cover100%100%100%38%4%4%13%15%
Heat index20°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Dew point12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)11°C (52°F)10°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (59°F)
Wind
Speed14km/h (9mph)12km/h (8mph)8km/h (5mph)5km/h (3mph)6km/h (4mph)13km/h (8mph)12km/h (7mph)15km/h (9mph)
Gusts22km/h (14mph)20km/h (12mph)13km/h (8mph)7km/h (4mph)10km/h (6mph)23km/h (14mph)21km/h (13mph)24km/h (15mph)
Direction 226°
SW
240°
WSW
266°
W
321°
NW
75°
ENE
80°
E
48°
NE

N
Wind chill20°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Waves
Height1.8m (6.1ft)1.9m (6.2ft)2.0m (6.5ft)2.0m (6.7ft)2.2m (7.1ft)2.3m (7.6ft)2.4m (7.8ft)2.4m (7.9ft)
Direction 176°
S
169°
S
161°
SSE
156°
SSE
155°
SSE
156°
SSE
154°
SSE
149°
SSE
Period11.3 sec.11.5 sec.11.4 sec.11.2 sec.11.1 sec.11.1 sec.11.2 sec.11.5 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)

Sea weather on Monday 20 July 2026

On Monday 20 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:53 and will set at 17:17 on the beach(es) of Margate. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°F t and a low of 61°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 16.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 22.4mph). Wave height will be up to 9.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity80%82%75%67%62%61%67%72%
Barometric pressure1015 hPa1016 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa
Cloud cover81%83%84%70%0%0%10%80%
Heat index18°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)
Dew point15°C (59°F)15°C (60°F)14°C (58°F)13°C (55°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (56°F)
Wind
Speed2km/h (1mph)20km/h (13mph)26km/h (16mph)17km/h (11mph)8km/h (5mph)13km/h (8mph)15km/h (10mph)16km/h (10mph)
Gusts3km/h (2mph)29km/h (18mph)36km/h (23mph)22km/h (14mph)14km/h (9mph)28km/h (17mph)28km/h (17mph)25km/h (16mph)
Direction 310°
NW
234°
SW
218°
SW
223°
SW
186°
S
102°
ESE
67°
ENE
21°
NNE
Wind chill18°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)
Waves
Height2.4m (7.8ft)2.5m (8.1ft)2.6m (8.6ft)2.7m (8.8ft)2.9m (9.4ft)2.8m (9.1ft)2.5m (8.2ft)2.3m (7.5ft)
Direction 144°
SE
142°
SE
140°
SE
139°
SE
152°
SSE
154°
SSE
150°
SSE
145°
SE
Period11.6 sec.12.2 sec.12.5 sec.12.6 sec.9.6 sec.9.7 sec.9.7 sec.9.6 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 21 July 2026

On Tuesday 21 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:53 and will set at 17:18 on the beach(es) of Margate. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°F t and a low of 61°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 13.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 21.1mph). Wave height will be up to 6.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature20°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (61°F)20°C (67°F)
Perceived temperature20°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (61°F)20°C (67°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity71%75%76%64%59%65%74%77%
Barometric pressure1018 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa
Cloud cover77%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
Heat index20°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (61°F)20°C (67°F)
Dew point14°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)12°C (53°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)15°C (60°F)
Wind
Speed21km/h (13mph)22km/h (14mph)18km/h (11mph)13km/h (8mph)11km/h (7mph)13km/h (8mph)18km/h (11mph)21km/h (13mph)
Gusts28km/h (17mph)34km/h (21mph)29km/h (18mph)18km/h (11mph)21km/h (13mph)27km/h (17mph)23km/h (14mph)33km/h (21mph)
Direction 14°
NNE
14°
NNE

N

N
38°
NE
47°
NE
26°
NNE
15°
NNE
Wind chill20°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (61°F)20°C (67°F)
Waves
Height2.1m (7.0ft)2.0m (6.7ft)1.9m (6.4ft)1.9m (6.1ft)1.8m (6.0ft)1.9m (6.1ft)1.9m (6.3ft)1.9m (6.4ft)
Direction 142°
SE
141°
SE
141°
SE
142°
SE
142°
SE
149°
SSE
147°
SSE
134°
SE
Period12.0 sec.11.9 sec.11.8 sec.11.7 sec.11.7 sec.11.8 sec.11.9 sec.11.9 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.9m (3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 22 July 2026

On Wednesday 22 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:52 and will set at 17:18 on the beach(es) of Margate. The outside temperature will be a high of 72°F t and a low of 63°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 19.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 23.6mph). Wave height will be up to 6.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature19°C (67°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (67°F)18°C (64°F)21°C (70°F)
Perceived temperature19°C (67°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (67°F)18°C (64°F)21°C (70°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%67%51%44%45%62%73%73%
Barometric pressure1018 hPa1017 hPa1017 hPa1017 hPa1015 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa
Cloud cover0%1%11%0%0%0%0%0%
Heat index19°C (67°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (69°F)24°C (75°F)20°C (67°F)18°C (64°F)21°C (70°F)
Dew point15°C (60°F)12°C (54°F)9°C (47°F)8°C (46°F)9°C (48°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)16°C (61°F)
Wind
Speed23km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)24km/h (15mph)25km/h (15mph)30km/h (19mph)32km/h (20mph)30km/h (18mph)25km/h (16mph)
Gusts38km/h (24mph)35km/h (22mph)24km/h (15mph)36km/h (22mph)31km/h (19mph)32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)28km/h (17mph)
Direction 19°
NNE
14°
NNE
16°
NNE
20°
NNE
40°
NE
38°
NE
26°
NNE
23°
NNE
Wind chill19°C (67°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (67°F)18°C (64°F)21°C (70°F)
Waves
Height1.9m (6.2ft)1.9m (6.1ft)1.9m (6.1ft)1.8m (6.0ft)1.8m (6.1ft)1.8m (6.0ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.8m (6.1ft)
Direction 183°
S
178°
S
182°
S
183°
S
180°
S
182°
S
182°
S
178°
S
Period12.0 sec.12.0 sec.12.0 sec.14.3 sec.13.9 sec.13.6 sec.13.4 sec.13.1 sec.
Significant height1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 23 July 2026

On Thursday 23 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:52 and will set at 17:19 on the beach(es) of Margate. The outside temperature will be a high of 70°F t and a low of 65°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 28.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 38.5mph). Wave height will be up to 7.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)
Perceived temperature21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity81%75%72%78%73%72%69%69%
Barometric pressure1015 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1022 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1026 hPa1028 hPa
Cloud cover32%98%98%97%79%73%38%8%
Heat index21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)
Dew point17°C (63°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (58°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)
Wind
Speed29km/h (18mph)46km/h (29mph)21km/h (13mph)44km/h (28mph)42km/h (26mph)39km/h (24mph)28km/h (17mph)22km/h (14mph)
Gusts43km/h (27mph)62km/h (39mph)31km/h (19mph)57km/h (35mph)55km/h (34mph)52km/h (32mph)42km/h (26mph)33km/h (21mph)
Direction 218°
SW
223°
SW
183°
S
218°
SW
217°
SW
211°
SSW
213°
SSW
231°
SW
Wind chill21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)
Waves
Height1.8m (6.0ft)1.9m (6.3ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.3m (7.7ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.4m (7.9ft)2.4m (7.9ft)
Direction 179°
S
179°
S
179°
S
180°
S
178°
S
183°
S
196°
SSW
193°
SSW
Period12.8 sec.12.7 sec.12.4 sec.12.1 sec.12.0 sec.11.9 sec.12.0 sec.12.1 sec.
Significant height1.1m (3.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)

Sea weather on Friday 24 July 2026

On Friday 24 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:51 and will set at 17:20 on the beach(es) of Margate. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°F t and a low of 63°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 10.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 16.8mph). Wave height will be up to 8.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity70%71%68%64%61%66%75%78%
Barometric pressure1029 hPa1029 hPa1030 hPa1030 hPa1030 hPa1029 hPa1030 hPa1030 hPa
Cloud cover5%2%1%3%3%13%46%64%
Heat index18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)
Dew point12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)12°C (53°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (58°F)
Wind
Speed17km/h (11mph)15km/h (9mph)11km/h (7mph)9km/h (5mph)8km/h (5mph)8km/h (5mph)7km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)
Gusts27km/h (17mph)23km/h (15mph)18km/h (11mph)13km/h (8mph)13km/h (8mph)14km/h (9mph)11km/h (7mph)10km/h (6mph)
Direction 248°
WSW
253°
WSW
257°
WSW
242°
WSW
186°
S
164°
SSE
203°
SSW
307°
NW
Wind chill18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)
Waves
Height2.5m (8.2ft)2.7m (8.9ft)2.7m (8.9ft)2.5m (8.2ft)2.4m (7.9ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.2m (7.2ft)
Direction 192°
SSW
195°
SSW
196°
SSW
196°
SSW
196°
SSW
195°
SSW
195°
SSW
194°
SSW
Period12.0 sec.12.1 sec.12.2 sec.12.2 sec.12.0 sec.11.9 sec.11.9 sec.11.8 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.3m (1ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 25 July 2026

On Saturday 25 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:51 and will set at 17:20 on the beach(es) of Margate. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°F t and a low of 63°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 11.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 16.2mph). Wave height will be up to 7.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity76%71%67%63%64%73%77%77%
Barometric pressure1030 hPa1029 hPa1029 hPa1030 hPa1030 hPa1029 hPa1029 hPa1030 hPa
Cloud cover36%5%3%15%30%36%58%65%
Heat index18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)
Dew point13°C (56°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (54°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (60°F)
Wind
Speed11km/h (7mph)9km/h (6mph)8km/h (5mph)5km/h (3mph)5km/h (3mph)14km/h (9mph)18km/h (11mph)16km/h (10mph)
Gusts17km/h (11mph)14km/h (9mph)13km/h (8mph)7km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)20km/h (12mph)26km/h (16mph)22km/h (14mph)
Direction 305°
NW
300°
WNW
293°
WNW
246°
WSW
162°
SSE
118°
ESE
96°
E
68°
ENE
Wind chill18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)
Waves
Height2.2m (7.2ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.0m (6.6ft)
Direction 195°
SSW
198°
SSW
199°
SSW
199°
SSW
199°
SSW
198°
SSW
198°
SSW
198°
SSW
Period12.8 sec.14.5 sec.14.2 sec.14.0 sec.13.8 sec.14.2 sec.14.5 sec.14.3 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.9m (3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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