Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 9PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 781 | 768 | 736 | 444 | 311 | 306 | 331 | 313 | 214 | 198 | 198 | 194 | 141 | 232 | 88 | 57 | 77 | 29 | 42 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.40m | 2:42AM1.58m | 3:13PM1.54m | 3:31AM1.66m | 3:59PM1.66m | 4:14AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.31m | 8:23PM0.31m | 9:00AM0.19m | 9:16PM0.20m | 9:45AM0.09m | 10:04PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 781 | 768 | 736 | 169 | 204 | 229 | 206 | 255 | 352 | 198 | 198 | 194 | 315 | 232 | 404 | 691 | 707 | 732 | 750 | 695 | 723 | 666 | 680 | 623 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 10 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | 24 | 444 | 311 | 306 | 331 | 313 | 214 | 55 | 30 | 26 | 105 | 119 | 88 | 46 | 47 | 29 | 42 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | S 13 | SE 11 | — | — | S 10 | SW 15 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 20 | SW 16 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | — | 3 | 24 | 66 | 38 | 38 | 10 | 56 | 5 | — | — | 141 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 42 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 9 | — | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 55 | — | 34 | 285 | 270 | 303 | — | 475 | 409 | 451 | 469 | 26 | 294 | 240 | 57 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 127 | 76 | 76 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 126 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 90 | 127 | 90 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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