Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 11PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 756 | 836 | 977 | 1064 | 1059 | 992 | 959 | 854 | 773 | 695 | 624 | 614 | 603 | 542 | 478 | 433 | 425 | 425 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.57m | 7:22AM1.36m | 7:55PM1.44m | 8:02AM1.23m | 8:39PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.39m | 1:28PM0.32m | 2:06AM0.50m | 2:08PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 756 | 836 | 977 | 1064 | 1059 | 992 | 959 | 854 | 773 | 695 | 624 | 614 | 603 | 542 | 478 | 433 | 425 | 425 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 190 | 178 | 130 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 281 | 359 | 312 | 205 | 142 | 113 | 180 | 119 | 115 | 298 | 326 | 480 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 9 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 144 | 90 | 73 | 54 | 25 | 30 | 68 | 32 | 31 | 68 | 104 | 99 | 58 | 50 | 164 | 179 | 65 | 65 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 281 | 90 | 125 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 129 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 127 | 90 | 19 | 0 |
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