Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 12AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 473 | 302 | 298 | 233 | 429 | 334 | 321 | 286 | 273 | 265 | 268 | 506 | 1146 | 1159 | 1043 | 1094 | 933 | 847 | 871 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.24m | 2:40AM1.36m | 3:07PM1.36m | 3:14AM1.46m | 3:39PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.51m | 8:56AM0.38m | 9:05PM0.40m | 9:27AM0.27m | 9:38PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 473 | 283 | 233 | 233 | 221 | 183 | 173 | 142 | 119 | 86 | 175 | 506 | 1146 | 1159 | 1043 | 1094 | 933 | 711 | 592 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 112 | 302 | 298 | 173 | 429 | 334 | 321 | 286 | 273 | 265 | 47 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 45 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SE 8 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 76 | 46 | 45 | 50 | 24 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 153 | 268 | 241 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 82 | 169 | 182 | 236 | 363 | 309 | 303 | — | 15 | 78 | 126 | 152 | 135 | 110 | 152 | 247 | 698 | 847 | 871 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 564 | 296 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 127 | 236 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 9 | 129 | 1151 | 129 | 138 | 109 |
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