Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 4PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, near gales from the SSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 657 | 489 | 412 | 362 | 293 | 189 | 178 | 458 | 0 | 355 | 280 | 247 | 175 | 137 | 143 | 305 | 288 | 209 | 142 | 261 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.33m | 6:29AM1.22m | 6:37PM1.19m | 7:15AM1.08m | 7:30PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.44m | 00:22AM0.47m | 12:32PM0.59m | 1:02AM0.61m | 1:22PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 657 | 489 | 412 | 362 | 293 | 189 | 178 | 412 | 306 | 277 | 192 | 146 | 142 | 110 | 91 | 74 | 138 | 108 | 106 | 140 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 49 | — | 132 | — | — | 83 | 82 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 163 | 141 | 288 | 209 | 142 | 261 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 15 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 196 | 184 | 52 | 25 | 107 | 305 | 28 | 27 | 84 | 24 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 27 | 32 | 261 | 416 | 545 | 458 | 257 | 355 | 280 | 247 | 175 | 137 | 143 | — | — | — | 36 | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 93 | 129 | 561 | 562 | 277 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 52 | 76 | 283 | 127 | 127 | 52 | 31 |
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