Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 5PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 691 | 594 | 370 | 284 | 293 | 308 | 303 | 350 | 343 | 286 | 939 | 1570 | 2586 | 6258 | 8205 | 7889 | 5522 | 4065 | 3062 | 2090 | 1663 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:03AM1.06m | 10:36PM1.11m | 12:13PM1.09m | 00:53AM1.21m | 1:34PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.68m | 5:32AM0.68m | 6:27PM0.65m | 7:16AM0.52m | 7:44PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 691 | 594 | 370 | 284 | 302 | 308 | 290 | 350 | 343 | 202 | 236 | 1570 | 2586 | 6258 | 8205 | 7889 | 5522 | 4065 | 3062 | 2090 | 1663 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | E 9 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 165 | 204 | 189 | 231 | 179 | 308 | 303 | 279 | 262 | 286 | 203 | 255 | 188 | 153 | 148 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 23 | E 9 | S 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 74 | 73 | 4 | 155 | 293 | 129 | 88 | 86 | 69 | 45 | 939 | 192 | 208 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | 209 | 80 | 144 | 204 | 275 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 90 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 99 | 127 | 282 | 282 | 282 |
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