Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 289 | 257 | 367 | 519 | 441 | 310 | 268 | 268 | 206 | 156 | 126 | 273 | 601 | 1030 | 1579 | 1716 | 1792 | 1469 | 1433 | 1241 | 851 | 656 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.28m | 12:57PM1.16m | 1:16AM1.32m | 1:50PM1.23m | 2:03AM1.37m | 2:33PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM0.55m | 6:51PM0.56m | 7:39AM0.48m | 7:45PM0.51m | 8:22AM0.41m | 8:30PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 280 | 289 | 257 | 367 | 519 | 441 | 310 | 268 | 268 | 206 | 156 | 116 | 273 | 601 | 1030 | 1579 | 1716 | 1792 | 1469 | 1433 | 1241 | 851 | 656 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 10 | — | — | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 48 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 126 | 114 | 56 | 147 | — | — | 106 | 85 | 30 | 9 | — | — | 553 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | — | SW 20 | S 20 | E 11 | — | SSW 18 | E 11 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 137 | 125 | 195 | 155 | — | 16 | 7 | 2 | — | 31 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | 12 | 34 | 42 | 42 | 55 | 88 | 98 | 165 | 224 | 221 | 178 | 128 | 151 | 136 | 53 | 94 | 137 | 192 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 90 | 116 | 202 | 126 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 127 | 127 | 19 | 0 |
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