Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 27 | 47 | 78 | 142 | 163 | 124 | 94 | 68 | 55 | 38 | 36 | 63 | 79 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 121 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.85m | 5:13AM1.71m | 5:32PM1.81m | 5:42AM1.64m | 6:02PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.04m | 11:17AM-0.01m | 11:41PM0.09m | 11:46AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 452 | 471 | 399 | 341 | 308 | 295 | 287 | 293 | 273 | 279 | 226 | 180 | 141 | 110 | 103 | 262 | 203 | 121 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | S 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 27 | 47 | 78 | 142 | 163 | 124 | 94 | 68 | 55 | 38 | 36 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 2 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SW 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 86 | 27 | 27 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 27 | 63 | 79 | 74 | 77 | 65 | 190 | 228 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 109 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 127 | 157 | 109 | 52 | 90 |
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