Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 154 | 141 | 198 | 281 | 79 | 140 | 180 | 157 | 119 | 90 | 69 | 196 | 103 | 156 | 226 | 428 | 694 | 784 | 67 | 748 | 225 | 215 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:52AM1.64m | 3:06PM1.85m | 3:24AM1.70m | 3:39PM1.89m | 3:57AM1.73m | 4:13PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.06m | 9:19PM-0.01m | 9:24AM-0.00m | 9:51PM-0.04m | 9:58AM-0.02m | 10:25PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 192 | 154 | 141 | 42 | 37 | 79 | 140 | 180 | 157 | 119 | 69 | 69 | 60 | 55 | 31 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 31 | 67 | 87 | 527 | 402 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 5 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | S 8 | NE 7 | SSW 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 149 | 38 | 40 | 76 | 75 | 39 | 78 | 78 | 34 | 73 | 90 | 64 | 23 | 34 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 215 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 112 | 95 | 26 | 16 | 65 | 41 | 42 | 76 | 43 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 23 | 41 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 198 | 281 | 75 | 63 | 53 | — | 28 | 20 | 24 | 196 | 103 | 156 | 226 | 428 | 694 | 784 | 683 | 748 | 225 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 157 | 202 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 76 | 283 | 578 | 76 | 24 | 27 | 43 | 76 | 129 | 282 | 157 | 9 | 52 | 76 |
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