Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 5AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 309 | 566 | 683 | 616 | 576 | 482 | 401 | 352 | 352 | 362 | 565 | 496 | 395 | 364 | 708 | 1128 | 1548 | 1461 | 1109 | 979 | 939 | 745 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.08m | 00:36AM1.27m | 1:27PM1.23m | 1:52AM1.40m | 2:26PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM0.62m | 5:51PM0.61m | 7:09AM0.51m | 7:30PM0.48m | 8:12AM0.35m | 8:31PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 167 | 87 | 566 | 683 | 616 | 576 | 482 | 362 | 327 | 253 | 215 | 565 | 496 | 395 | 67 | 64 | 66 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 87 | 129 | 90 | 94 | 104 | 96 | 18 | 401 | 352 | 352 | 362 | 96 | 75 | 54 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 114 | 41 | 75 | 39 | 60 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 8 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 14 | NE 7 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 200 | 309 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 85 | 83 | 90 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 31 | 38 | 53 | 114 | 228 | 314 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 83 | 126 | 364 | 708 | 1128 | 1548 | 1461 | 1109 | 979 | 939 | 745 | 392 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 90 | 19 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 202 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 202 | 283 | 338 | 1533 | 507 | 857 | 562 | 562 | 305 | 305 | 109 | 76 | 76 |
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