Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 3AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 10 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2035 | 2005 | 1844 | 1461 | 1127 | 887 | 755 | 628 | 504 | 396 | 151 | 154 | 148 | 113 | 256 | 415 | 415 | 16 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:04PM1.62m | 2:20AM1.54m | 2:35PM1.75m | 2:52AM1.64m | 3:06PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.21m | 8:19AM0.16m | 8:47PM0.08m | 8:51AM0.06m | 9:19PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 2035 | 2005 | 1844 | 1461 | 1127 | 887 | 755 | 628 | 504 | 396 | 151 | 154 | 91 | 120 | 134 | 146 | 133 | 116 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 34 | 35 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 151 | 146 | 148 | 113 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 97 | 95 | 106 | 16 | 18 | — | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 42 | 53 | 60 | 86 | 156 | 213 | 256 | 415 | 415 | 266 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 783 | 76 | 103 | 93 | 19 | 90 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 562 | 277 | 202 | 109 |
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