Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 9AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1640 | 2006 | 2126 | 1815 | 1395 | 1877 | 2005 | 1872 | 1584 | 1127 | 887 | 669 | 550 | 446 | 345 | 151 | 122 | 120 | 108 | 383 | 110 | 16 | 288 | 187 |
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 | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49AM1.41m | 2:04PM1.62m | 2:20AM1.54m | 2:35PM1.75m | 2:52AM1.64m | 3:06PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48AM0.28m | 8:17PM0.21m | 8:19AM0.16m | 8:47PM0.08m | 8:51AM0.06m | 9:19PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 1877 | 2005 | 1872 | 1584 | 1127 | 887 | 669 | 550 | 446 | 345 | 122 | 122 | 139 | 147 | 146 | 158 | 136 | 106 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 151 | 117 | 120 | 108 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SSW 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | — | — | 25 | 25 | 99 | 97 | 16 | 110 | 4 | 18 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1640 | 2006 | 2126 | 1815 | 1395 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 36 | 53 | 92 | 96 | 119 | 128 | 127 | 226 | — | 383 | 155 | 253 | 288 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 76 | 76 | 129 | 1121 | 794 | 129 | 127 | 99 | 90 | 93 | 561 | 277 | 127 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 157 | 76 |
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