Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 8AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 209 | 200 | 284 | 362 | 617 | 331 | 695 | 587 | 565 | 523 | 418 | 367 | 362 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 456 | 493 | 458 | 335 | 268 | 237 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.50m | 2:33PM1.71m | 2:48AM1.60m | 3:03PM1.80m | 3:18AM1.67m | 3:32PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.19m | 8:45PM0.15m | 8:48AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.06m | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:42PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 379 | 432 | 426 | 305 | 255 | 249 | 244 | 205 | 339 | 332 | 287 | 276 | 235 | 194 | 155 | 155 | 342 | 456 | 493 | 458 | 335 | 268 | 237 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 107 | 102 | 113 | 93 | 90 | 617 | 331 | 695 | 587 | 565 | 523 | 418 | 367 | 362 | 357 | 347 | 123 | 123 | 126 | 130 | 106 | 108 | 117 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 66 | 209 | 200 | 284 | 362 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 50 | 51 | 32 | 44 | 37 | 28 | 23 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 45 | 82 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 7 | 35 | 77 | 90 | 80 | 62 | 57 | 40 | — | — | 25 | 77 | 76 | 90 | 86 | 46 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 34 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 126 | 349 | 562 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 127 | 562 | 305 | 76 | 109 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 76 | 0 | 90 |
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