Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 458 | 659 | 252 | 264 | 253 | 187 | 125 | 319 | 319 | 161 | 187 | 125 | 154 | 148 | 272 | 236 | 178 | 249 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.32m | 6:47AM1.19m | 7:02PM1.16m | 7:21AM1.03m | 7:50PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.51m | 12:53PM0.58m | 1:23AM0.66m | 1:31PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 |
| kJ | 400 | 520 | 252 | 610 | 920 | 187 | 125 | 123 | 1014 | 826 | 758 | 847 | 791 | 699 | 530 | 236 | 178 | 120 | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 266 | 178 | 229 | 230 | 253 | — | — | 319 | 117 | 142 | 118 | 125 | 90 | 148 | 272 | 103 | 78 | 249 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 136 | 138 | — | 219 | 199 | — | — | — | 319 | 161 | 187 | 94 | 154 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 458 | 659 | 1072 | 264 | 1169 | 1151 | 1244 | 1126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 625 | 542 | 539 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 794 | 282 | 783 | 783 | 794 | 794 | 129 | 1158 | 794 | 127 | 127 | 103 | 99 | 99 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 90 |
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