Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 317 | 475 | 749 | 415 | 1409 | 2322 | 1780 | 1629 | 1056 | 3998 | 3639 | 1880 | 1507 | 1117 | 987 | 807 | 807 | 647 | 501 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:18PM1.13m | 12:25PM1.03m | 00:57AM1.16m | 1:44PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM0.69m | 5:59AM0.69m | 6:19PM0.70m | 7:28AM0.61m | 7:40PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 317 | 475 | 46 | 104 | 80 | 61 | 261 | 643 | 1056 | 57 | 3639 | 1880 | 1507 | 474 | 517 | 485 | 533 | 470 | 424 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 21 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 88 | 61 | 108 | 21 | 7 | 45 | 60 | 59 | 114 | 57 | 40 | 427 | 338 | 1117 | 987 | 807 | 807 | 647 | 501 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SE 12 | E 9 | — | E 9 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | 81 | 110 | 6 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 58 | — | — | 29 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 81 | 749 | 415 | 1409 | 2322 | 1780 | 1629 | 1019 | 3998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 76 | 483 | 619 | 278 | 561 | 277 | 202 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 561 | 283 | 19 | 0 |
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