Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 4PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 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 (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 458 | 367 | 287 | 223 | 220 | 357 | 418 | 577 | 394 | 295 | 245 | 190 | 187 | 200 | 309 | 566 | 683 | 616 | 576 | 482 | 476 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08AM1.23m | 8:52PM1.32m | 9:27AM1.10m | 10:35PM1.23m | 11:46AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.46m | 3:22AM0.58m | 3:40PM0.59m | 5:21AM0.62m | 5:51PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 458 | 367 | 287 | 223 | 121 | 357 | 418 | 577 | 394 | 295 | 245 | 190 | 187 | 113 | 113 | 566 | 683 | 616 | 576 | 482 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 121 | 121 | 123 | 121 | 220 | 62 | 44 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 187 | 129 | 90 | 154 | 104 | 96 | 74 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 42 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 89 | 85 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 105 | 130 | 200 | 309 | 11 | — | 19 | 20 | 15 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 74 | 126 | 135 | 114 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 48 | 89 | 141 | 216 | 476 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 619 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 283 | 283 | 40 | 19 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 116 | 90 | 90 | 138 | 40 |
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