Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 8PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 240 | 79 | 140 | 180 | 157 | 119 | 90 | 69 | 60 | 137 | 215 | 247 | 327 | 515 | 1145 | 1194 | 836 | 264 | 210 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.85m | 3:24AM1.70m | 3:39PM1.89m | 3:57AM1.73m | 4:13PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.06m | 9:19PM-0.01m | 9:24AM-0.00m | 9:51PM-0.04m | 9:58AM-0.02m | 10:25PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 9 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 47 | 79 | 53 | 42 | 157 | 119 | 69 | 69 | 50 | 40 | 215 | 247 | 82 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 836 | 512 | 376 | 310 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SE 5 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | SSW 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 76 | 75 | 50 | 78 | 180 | 32 | 73 | 90 | 64 | 60 | 23 | 31 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 104 | 12 | 210 | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 12 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SW 8 | E 8 | — | — | NE 7 | SW 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 16 | 65 | 140 | 78 | 76 | 43 | 43 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 40 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 23 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 198 | 240 | 51 | — | — | — | 27 | 17 | 15 | 44 | 137 | — | — | 327 | 515 | 1145 | 1194 | 247 | 264 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 202 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 283 | 780 | 76 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 76 | 283 | 1112 | 93 | 90 | 76 |
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