Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 8PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 121 | 319 | 161 | 187 | 125 | 154 | 148 | 272 | 236 | 178 | 120 | 114 | 93 | 66 | 55 | 112 | 274 | 512 | 544 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.16m | 7:21AM1.03m | 7:50PM1.01m | 12:04PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.58m | 1:23AM0.66m | 1:31PM0.75m | 3:20AM0.80m | 6:15PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1350 | 121 | 1144 | 1032 | 845 | 865 | 758 | 646 | 613 | 236 | 178 | 120 | 481 | 93 | 56 | 386 | 339 | 298 | 298 | 260 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 125 | — | 117 | 161 | 117 | 125 | 90 | 148 | 272 | 103 | 78 | 12 | 114 | 10 | 26 | 55 | 112 | 274 | 512 | 544 | 553 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 319 | — | 187 | 94 | 154 | 85 | 103 | — | — | — | 2 | 40 | 66 | 26 | 50 | 47 | — | — | 135 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1272 | — | 812 | — | — | — | — | — | 580 | 555 | 546 | — | 432 | 439 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1151 | 1151 | 76 | 129 | 127 | 19 | 19 | 93 | 99 | 127 | 127 | 99 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 127 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
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