Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 12AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 264 | 290 | 277 | 330 | 278 | 787 | 890 | 2007 | 2420 | 1845 | 1218 | 854 | 553 | 459 | 399 | 340 | 304 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.05m | 9:57AM0.99m | 10:58PM0.99m | 12:19PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM0.73m | 4:24PM0.82m | 5:29AM0.70m | 6:32PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 106 | 44 | 62 | 197 | 197 | 181 | 138 | 84 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 41 | 553 | 459 | 399 | 340 | 304 | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | NE 8 | SW 12 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 106 | 290 | 277 | 330 | 278 | 39 | 29 | — | — | — | 10 | 54 | 20 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 147 | 264 | 106 | 35 | 38 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 42 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 15 | — | — | — | 787 | 890 | 2007 | 2420 | 1845 | 1218 | 854 | 311 | — | — | — | 8 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 78 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 9 | 780 | 747 | 747 | 278 | 109 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 384 |
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