Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 1AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1437 | 1124 | 864 | 721 | 682 | 428 | 717 | 572 | 813 | 1066 | 1379 | 710 | 428 | 349 | 265 | 215 | 193 | 117 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.42m | 2:43AM1.54m | 3:11PM1.60m | 3:25AM1.65m | 3:50PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.32m | 8:57AM0.19m | 9:17PM0.19m | 9:35AM0.06m | 9:57PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 52 | 53 | 71 | 125 | 428 | 501 | 572 | 813 | 1066 | 1379 | 710 | 539 | 575 | 848 | 883 | 827 | 794 | 764 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 23 | 91 | 72 | 270 | 151 | 266 | 219 | 327 | 297 | 287 | 428 | 349 | 169 | 215 | 193 | 117 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 24 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | 36 | 23 | — | 158 | — | 219 | 334 | — | — | — | 426 | 347 | 265 | 88 | 32 | 70 | 162 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 10 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1437 | 1124 | 864 | 721 | 682 | — | 717 | — | 233 | 138 | 619 | 721 | 843 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 109 | 109 | 794 | 90 | 9 | 40 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 773 | 794 | 794 | 794 | 76 | 0 |
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