Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 158 | 114 | 93 | 66 | 55 | 113 | 274 | 519 | 544 | 553 | 384 | 299 | 212 | 170 | 138 | 98 | 96 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:50PM1.01m | 12:04PM0.94m | 00:37AM1.02m | 1:26PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.80m | 6:15PM0.83m | 7:05AM0.69m | 7:29PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 513 | 488 | 358 | 343 | 56 | 55 | 386 | 343 | 302 | 302 | 264 | 224 | 219 | 191 | 161 | 165 | 169 | 169 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 178 | 158 | 114 | 93 | 26 | 26 | 113 | 274 | 519 | 544 | 553 | 384 | 299 | 212 | 170 | 138 | 98 | 96 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 20 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 66 | 8 | 50 | 47 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 49 | 44 | 497 | 448 | — | — | — | 330 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 99 | 90 | 90 | 116 | 127 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 109 | 109 | 202 | 0 | 0 |
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