Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 11PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 104 | 61 | 114 | 108 | 89 | 127 | 646 | 239 | 201 | 235 | 240 | 202 | 211 | 181 | 192 | 188 | 161 | 294 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:39PM1.89m | 3:57AM1.73m | 4:13PM1.87m | 4:32AM1.71m | 4:48PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM-0.04m | 9:58AM-0.02m | 10:25PM-0.03m | 10:34AM0.02m | 11:00PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | NNE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 31 | 61 | 114 | 108 | 89 | 127 | 5 | 336 | 258 | 221 | 240 | 202 | 211 | 181 | 192 | 188 | 161 | 294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 9 | NE 6 | S 11 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 235 | 191 | 160 | 127 | 124 | 107 | 56 | 102 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SW 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | SW 10 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 41 | 16 | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 54 | 104 | 155 | 198 | 241 | 356 | 587 | 646 | 239 | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 106 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 250 | 127 | 76 | 76 | 128 | 162 | 780 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 19 |
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