Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 8PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 807 | 1052 | 1374 | 1309 | 634 | 834 | 586 | 434 | 312 | 278 | 274 | 0 | 310 | 182 | 329 | 881 | 1887 | 2493 | 2433 | 2216 | 1736 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.60m | 6:49AM1.39m | 7:16PM1.43m | 7:34AM1.22m | 8:15PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.18m | 00:48AM0.31m | 12:55PM0.33m | 1:33AM0.47m | 1:44PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 807 | 1052 | 1374 | 1309 | 634 | 834 | 586 | 434 | 312 | 278 | 299 | 574 | 704 | 646 | 508 | 276 | 107 | 54 | 70 | 72 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 125 | 99 | 90 | 56 | 487 | 69 | 71 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 227 | — | — | 126 | 70 | 35 | 74 | 50 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 48 | 45 | 45 | 73 | 71 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 274 | — | — | 95 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 24 | 9 | — | — | — | 55 | 75 | 110 | 178 | — | 151 | 310 | 182 | 329 | 881 | 1887 | 2493 | 2433 | 2216 | 1736 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 19 | 90 | 109 | 109 | 202 | 128 | 1532 | 370 | 507 | 1532 | 1946 | 2708 | 1765 | 794 | 794 |
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