Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | S 22 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 94 | 75 | 75 | 188 | 211 | 200 | 158 | 116 | 113 | 170 | 63 | 39 | 9 | 471 | 1371 | 1133 | 708 | 485 | 985 | 781 | 723 | 474 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:15PM1.18m | 00:45AM1.20m | 1:18PM1.38m | 1:37AM1.36m | 1:59PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM0.65m | 6:38PM0.61m | 6:56AM0.49m | 7:35PM0.43m | 7:42AM0.33m | 8:13PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 474 | 511 | 551 | 474 | 664 | 734 | 818 | 732 | 664 | 763 | 80 | 755 | 755 | 614 | 492 | 455 | 484 | 492 | 432 | 441 | 781 | 723 | 474 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | S 22 | SSW 19 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 94 | 94 | 75 | 130 | 64 | 211 | 200 | 158 | 116 | 113 | 170 | 63 | 39 | 9 | 37 | — | 82 | 78 | 96 | 443 | 386 | 379 | 379 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 41 | 61 | 58 | 75 | 188 | 44 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 295 | 38 | 15 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | E 9 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 25 | 35 | — | 845 | — | — | 54 | 471 | 1371 | 1133 | 708 | 485 | 985 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 93 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 99 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 747 | 282 | 305 | 278 | 109 | 129 | 109 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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