Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 7PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 310 | 223 | 138 | 95 | 85 | 83 | 61 | 57 | 76 | 105 | 105 | 109 | 113 | 122 | 169 | 688 | 826 | 900 | 808 | 674 | 649 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:01PM1.89m | 4:12AM1.75m | 4:30PM1.89m | 4:41AM1.74m | 4:58PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM-0.04m | 10:09PM0.00m | 10:15AM-0.06m | 10:38PM0.00m | 10:43AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 232 | 213 | 235 | 235 | 220 | 177 | 165 | 162 | 132 | 105 | 105 | 109 | 113 | 117 | 119 | 688 | 826 | 900 | 808 | 674 | 649 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 310 | 223 | 138 | 32 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 76 | 56 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 61 | 169 | 96 | 71 | 77 | 77 | 31 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | E 9 | S 10 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 95 | 85 | 83 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 7 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 122 | 58 | 54 | 106 | 50 | 59 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 9 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 197 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 202 | 206 | 248 | 69 | 318 | 257 | 508 | 551 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 109 | 202 | 76 | 76 | 93 | 52 | 93 | 127 | 857 | 742 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 99 | 99 | 1124 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 116 |
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