Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (05 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 186 | 257 | 0 | 178 | 237 | 295 | 305 | 232 | 157 | 425 | 687 | 800 | 800 | 1044 | 1286 | 341 | 325 | 458 | 299 | 462 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:48AM1.40m | 2:03PM1.63m | 2:23AM1.50m | 2:35PM1.69m | 2:54AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.32m | 7:46AM0.29m | 8:19PM0.22m | 8:20AM0.22m | 8:49PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |  |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | 6:27 |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 237 | 186 | 829 | 564 | 360 | 254 | 295 | 305 | 86 | 57 | 425 | 687 | 800 | 800 | 77 | 58 | 341 | 325 | 458 | 299 | 462 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 178 | 178 | 175 | 157 | 125 | 125 | 44 | 105 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 61 | 57 | 42 | 41 | 45 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | — | NE 7 | — | — | NE 6 | SW 20 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 133 | 129 | 56 | 50 | 46 | 130 | 283 | 35 | — | 17 | — | — | 6 | 15 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | SSW 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 929 | 1164 | 257 | 124 | 154 | 237 | — | — | 232 | 157 | — | — | — | — | 1044 | 1286 | 164 | 89 | 45 | 256 | 219 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 812 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 9 | 109 | 157 | 747 | 277 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 76 | 76 | 747 | 24 | 76 |
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