Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 12AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 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 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 798 | 1102 | 865 | 587 | 447 | 347 | 265 | 260 | 207 | 148 | 221 | 217 | 186 | 284 | 258 | 249 | 295 | 557 | 490 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:11PM1.60m | 3:25AM1.65m | 3:50PM1.74m | 4:02AM1.72m | 4:26PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.19m | 9:35AM0.06m | 9:57PM0.09m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 798 | 1102 | 865 | 367 | 975 | 940 | 848 | 924 | 827 | 716 | 629 | 548 | 453 | 443 | 370 | 344 | 165 | 262 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 219 | 210 | 372 | 587 | 288 | 347 | 169 | 260 | 207 | 148 | 221 | 217 | 173 | 156 | 258 | 249 | 220 | 129 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SW 24 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SW 17 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 334 | — | — | — | 447 | 207 | 265 | 88 | 32 | 67 | 162 | 190 | 186 | 284 | 65 | 66 | 295 | 557 | 490 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 333 | 284 | 653 | 929 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 794 | 794 | 773 | 781 | 794 | 794 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 283 | 127 | 19 | 0 |
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