Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 9PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 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 (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 703 | 819 | 866 | 817 | 844 | 987 | 1006 | 125 | 121 | 117 | 125 | 184 | 125 | 154 | 148 | 272 | 236 | 178 | 120 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.32m | 6:47AM1.19m | 7:02PM1.16m | 7:21AM1.03m | 7:50PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.42m | 00:48AM0.51m | 12:53PM0.58m | 1:23AM0.66m | 1:31PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 12 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 400 | 400 | 400 | 494 | 623 | 612 | 1194 | 394 | 125 | 1210 | 1093 | 1055 | 117 | 963 | 775 | 660 | 635 | 236 | 178 | 412 | 443 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 97 | 93 | 136 | 178 | 229 | 215 | 260 | 152 | — | 121 | 117 | 125 | 184 | 125 | 119 | 148 | 272 | 103 | 78 | 120 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 272 | 280 | 123 | 145 | — | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 154 | 85 | 123 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 394 | 703 | 819 | 866 | 817 | 844 | 987 | 1006 | 1380 | — | — | — | 919 | — | — | — | — | 613 | 580 | 49 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 129 | 2705 | 283 | 282 | 282 | 783 | 794 | 908 | 1158 | 76 | 129 | 127 | 76 | 19 | 99 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 90 |
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