Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 7PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 156 | 213 | 336 | 526 | 541 | 408 | 281 | 198 | 219 | 434 | 556 | 528 | 459 | 375 | 291 | 555 | 433 | 578 | 558 | 614 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.74m | 6:10AM1.58m | 6:40PM1.67m | 6:46AM1.48m | 7:17PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.03m | 00:09AM0.19m | 12:17PM0.09m | 00:47AM0.28m | 12:52PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 282 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 526 | 541 | 408 | 281 | 198 | 161 | 434 | 556 | 528 | 459 | 375 | 291 | 360 | 412 | 578 | 558 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 180 | 51 | 213 | 336 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 161 | 161 | 169 | 158 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 243 | 285 | 555 | 433 | 300 | 196 | 237 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 10 | SE 14 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 54 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 39 | 106 | 132 | 219 | 57 | 30 | 170 | 145 | 94 | 228 | 147 | 279 | 216 | 210 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 157 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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