Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 95 | 85 | 83 | 61 | 57 | 78 | 130 | 134 | 109 | 110 | 122 | 169 | 688 | 826 | 900 | 808 | 674 | 649 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:01PM1.89m | 4:12AM1.75m | 4:30PM1.89m | 4:41AM1.74m | 4:58PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.00m | 10:15AM-0.06m | 10:38PM0.00m | 10:43AM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 235 | 235 | 220 | 169 | 165 | 162 | 169 | 130 | 134 | 109 | 110 | 110 | 62 | 688 | 826 | 900 | 808 | 674 | 649 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 138 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 55 | 78 | 103 | 99 | 69 | 101 | 61 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 61 | 50 | 18 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 10 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 95 | 85 | 83 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 73 | 25 | 69 | 122 | 169 | 48 | 48 | 37 | 33 | — | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 16 | 222 | 51 | 322 | 134 | 165 | 170 | 194 | 395 | 569 | 617 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 76 | 76 | 129 | 78 | 93 | 127 | 573 | 619 | 619 | 127 | 127 | 99 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 |
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