Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 2PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 429 | 334 | 321 | 286 | 499 | 261 | 268 | 314 | 1069 | 1159 | 1043 | 969 | 933 | 770 | 850 | 722 | 656 | 647 | 545 | 538 | 494 | 455 | 432 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:40AM1.36m | 3:07PM1.36m | 3:14AM1.46m | 3:39PM1.47m | 3:45AM1.55m | 4:09PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.38m | 9:05PM0.40m | 9:27AM0.27m | 9:38PM0.31m | 9:55AM0.18m | 10:08PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 429 | 229 | 178 | 178 | 142 | 86 | 220 | 314 | 1069 | 1159 | 1043 | 969 | 933 | 770 | 683 | 576 | 560 | 647 | 500 | 469 | 422 | 455 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 50 | 334 | 321 | 286 | 10 | 261 | 47 | 164 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 41 | 46 | 65 | 656 | 117 | 545 | 538 | 212 | 419 | 431 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 153 | 268 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | 145 | 117 | 494 | 171 | 171 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 240 | 346 | 277 | — | 499 | 64 | 114 | 130 | 128 | 104 | 152 | 350 | 688 | 737 | 850 | 722 | — | 547 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 90 | 742 | 129 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 129 | 109 | 138 | 90 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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