Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 125 | 101 | 99 | 45 | 67 | 65 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 57 | 19 | 30 | 19 | 21 | 33 | 41 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.50m | 6:38AM1.39m | 6:58PM1.32m | 7:46AM1.25m | 8:15PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.30m | 12:45PM0.44m | 1:16AM0.46m | 1:59PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 141 | 125 | 101 | 99 | 84 | 67 | 65 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 36 | 36 | 543 | 374 | 292 | 238 | 191 | 181 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 53 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 57 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 60 | 73 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 58 | 28 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 30 | 19 | 21 | 33 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 275 | 356 | 511 | 639 | 661 | 574 | 612 | 598 | 569 | 598 | 740 | 801 | 707 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 86 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 747 | 573 | 561 | 384 | 126 | 206 | 561 | 563 | 436 | 306 | 90 | 90 | 9 | 76 | 202 | 282 | 283 | 76 | 76 |
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