Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 2PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 65 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 89 | 127 | 116 | 180 | 164 | 318 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:31AM1.66m | 3:59PM1.66m | 4:14AM1.70m | 4:42PM1.73m | 4:55AM1.70m | 5:23PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.09m | 10:04PM0.13m | 10:26AM0.03m | 10:48PM0.11m | 11:04AM0.00m | 11:29PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 338 | 690 | 763 | 858 | 893 | 1045 | 882 | 884 | 890 | 802 | 724 | 650 | 648 | 795 | 841 | 826 | 741 | 649 | 564 | 468 | 400 | 392 | 331 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 159 | 65 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 89 | 127 | 116 | 180 | 114 | 318 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 117 | 47 | 41 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 64 | 106 | 164 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | 13 | 18 | 7 | 25 | — | — | 38 | 39 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 76 | 109 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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