Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 5AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s 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 (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 530 | 530 | 183 | 238 | 180 | 330 | 180 | 201 | 298 | 620 | 817 | 1136 | 1010 | 2048 | 1930 | 1647 | 1433 | 1184 | 983 | 1630 | 2088 | 3432 | 4803 | 5602 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:54AM1.21m | 2:24PM1.25m | 2:28AM1.35m | 2:52PM1.41m | 2:57AM1.48m | 3:19PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.52m | 8:23PM0.52m | 8:40AM0.37m | 8:53PM0.38m | 9:06AM0.23m | 9:20PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 530 | 530 | 183 | 238 | 180 | 330 | 79 | 201 | 298 | 620 | 817 | 1136 | 1010 | 2048 | 1930 | 1647 | 1433 | 1184 | 983 | 1630 | 2088 | 3432 | 4803 | 5602 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | SSW 18 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | S 18 | SW 15 | ENE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 132 | 101 | 90 | 87 | 180 | 58 | 64 | 44 | 44 | 5 | 464 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 238 | 104 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 11 | E 9 | SW 16 | E 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 84 | 7 | 61 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 127 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 162 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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