Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 8AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1344 | 1069 | 931 | 781 | 768 | 722 | 444 | 311 | 306 | 331 | 325 | 202 | 198 | 198 | 231 | 147 | 205 | 88 | 57 | 56 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.49m | 2:21PM1.40m | 2:42AM1.58m | 3:13PM1.54m | 3:31AM1.66m | 3:59PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.31m | 8:23PM0.31m | 9:00AM0.19m | 9:16PM0.20m | 9:45AM0.09m | 10:04PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1344 | 1069 | 931 | 781 | 768 | 722 | 444 | 123 | 169 | 240 | 303 | 501 | 198 | 198 | 231 | 147 | 205 | 302 | 691 | 642 | 718 | 716 | 680 | 639 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 115 | 311 | 306 | 331 | 325 | 202 | 55 | 30 | 33 | 75 | 119 | 88 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | S 15 | — | S 13 | SE 11 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 21 |
| kJ | — | — | 27 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 38 | — | 56 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | — | 14 | 19 | 26 | 277 | — | 407 | 609 | 466 | 408 | 414 | 375 | 319 | 205 | 57 | 56 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 76 | 76 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 127 | 206 | 127 | 126 | 116 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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