Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate Pier today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate Pier at 5PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Margate Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 51 | 45 | 64 | 81 | 93 | 108 | 93 | 79 | 90 | 58 | 47 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 78 | 145 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.17m | 3:33AM0.87m | 3:59PM1.19m | 4:35AM0.91m | 4:55PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.37m | 9:45PM0.35m | 9:28AM0.37m | 10:43PM0.32m | 10:29AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 47 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 23 | 24 | 41 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | NE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 44 | 51 | 45 | 64 | 81 | 93 | 108 | 93 | 79 | 90 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 54 | 78 | 145 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1175 | 1176 | 1176 | 500 | 500 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 500 | 548 | 782 | 782 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 295 | 955 | 1089 | 500 | 955 |
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