Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 8PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s 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 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 85 | 170 | 69 | 100 | 132 | 124 | 115 | 110 | 99 | 97 | 53 | 295 | 554 | 619 | 668 | 604 | 577 | 560 | 469 | 335 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.46m | 2:27AM1.47m | 2:45PM1.62m | 2:54AM1.59m | 3:11PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.37m | 8:25PM0.35m | 8:31AM0.23m | 8:52PM0.21m | 8:57AM0.11m | 9:18PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 183 | 157 | 135 | 167 | 84 | 104 | 115 | 110 | 99 | 97 | 81 | 295 | 554 | 619 | 668 | 604 | 577 | 560 | 469 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 8 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 93 | 46 | 170 | 49 | 63 | 84 | 124 | 85 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 48 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 33 | 44 | 42 | 26 | 22 | 335 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 13 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 85 | 39 | 69 | 100 | 132 | 90 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 55 | 53 | 48 | 50 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | — | 16 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 227 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 36 | 58 | 49 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 33 | 71 | 98 | 138 | 202 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 76 | 109 | 76 | 76 | 9 | 19 | 90 | 90 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 |
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