Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 12AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 253 | 288 | 236 | 203 | 469 | 1809 | 1752 | 1624 | 1574 | 1090 | 1748 | 2648 | 3642 | 3544 | 3448 | 3091 | 2803 | 2499 | 2200 | 1821 | 1605 | 1445 | 1408 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:46PM1.37m | 10:21AM1.15m | 11:10PM1.35m | 11:57AM1.17m | 00:35AM1.40m | 1:19PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM0.46m | 4:16AM0.54m | 4:26PM0.51m | 5:45AM0.51m | 5:57PM0.50m | 7:05AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 46 | 253 | 288 | 236 | 194 | 334 | 1809 | 1752 | 1624 | 1574 | 1090 | 1748 | 2648 | 3642 | 3544 | 3448 | 3091 | 2803 | 2499 | 2200 | 1821 | 1605 | 1445 | 1408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 206 | 30 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 10 | 39 | 25 | 279 | 45 | 44 | 39 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 18 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 8 | SE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 25 | 52 | 82 | 203 | 469 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 147 | 277 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 76 | 277 | 202 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 157 |
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