Margate Beach
Ugu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
No photo of Margate Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:14 pm5.0
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
5.8
33 km/h20 mph wind, Good
5.8
35 km/h22 mph wind, Good
5.8
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
5.9
33 km/h20 mph wind, Good
6.1
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
5.4
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
4.9
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
4.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
4.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
4.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Where to stay near the beach
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 21°C69°F
- Water
- 23°C73°F
- Wind
- 3522 km/hmph SSW
- Gusts
- 4729 km/hmph
- Waves
- 2.7 m9 ft
- UV
- 1 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:14 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 2 pm, 0.8 m2 ft
- Low 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
- High 2 am, 0.6 m2 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 29%
- Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 87%
- Tue4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 93%
- Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 45%
- Thu7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 17%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 290 m940 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m180 ft
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 350 m0.2 miMargate (town)
- Nearest airport
- 3 km2 miMargate Airport (MGH)
Nearby places
- WimpyBurger60 m180 ft
- Koko'sFood and drink150 m490 ft
- KFCChicken180 m600 ft
- SteersBurger190 m620 ft
- Debonairs PizzaPizza200 m650 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Lucien Beach1.0 km0.6 mi north-east away5.0 Fair
- Manaba Beach1.5 km0.9 mi north-east away5.0 Fair
- Trafalgar Beach12 km7.5 mi south-west away5.3 Fair
- Palm Beach15 km9.5 mi south-west away5.3 Fair
- Glenmore Beach20 km12 mi south-west away5.3 Fair