Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 113mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ENE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 48 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 36 | 53 | 0 | 349 | 446 | 517 | 504 | 362 | 526 | 531 | 449 | 445 | 414 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:48PM1.63m | 5:58AM1.48m | 6:12PM1.48m | 6:22AM1.34m | 6:36PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.23m | 12:01PM0.27m | 00:21AM0.36m | 12:26PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 940 | 939 | 880 | 880 | 804 | 838 | 757 | 712 | 647 | 562 | 487 | 477 | 410 | 352 | 392 | 546 | 557 | 557 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 48 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 36 | 53 | — | 64 | 368 | 126 | 55 | 56 | 400 | 97 | 93 | 136 | 206 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 19 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | 12 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 109 | 174 | 103 | 200 | 77 | 62 | 81 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | 349 | 446 | 517 | 504 | 362 | 526 | 531 | 449 | 445 | 414 | 881 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 90 | 127 | 619 | 283 | 781 | 781 | 76 | 76 | 129 | 162 | 202 | 276 | 281 | 338 |
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