Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 2PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (05 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1496 | 744 | 723 | 589 | 673 | 788 | 811 | 756 | 575 | 517 | 522 | 425 | 343 | 232 | 193 | 158 | 158 | 153 | 169 | 137 | 96 | 82 | 61 | 59 |
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-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:11AM1.41m | 6:46PM1.37m | 6:50AM1.34m | 7:34PM1.34m | 7:40AM1.26m | 8:31PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.33m | 00:48AM0.49m | 1:09PM0.39m | 1:40AM0.55m | 1:59PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 98 | 744 | 723 | 546 | 393 | 353 | 298 | 756 | 575 | 517 | 522 | 617 | 673 | 638 | 638 | 597 | 597 | 561 | 551 | 530 | 501 | 598 | 530 | 530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 117 | 117 | 78 | 110 | 138 | 169 | 242 | 263 | 263 | 338 | 425 | 343 | 232 | 193 | 158 | 158 | 153 | 169 | 137 | 96 | 82 | 61 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 42 | 43 | 79 | 53 | 50 | 39 | 160 | 157 | 127 | 95 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1496 | 413 | 541 | 589 | 673 | 788 | 811 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 129 | 747 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 277 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 127 | 127 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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