Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 3PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 8 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 263 | 176 | 155 | 112 | 85 | 66 | 78 | 214 | 145 | 124 | 94 | 88 | 55 | 38 | 38 | 65 | 89 | 102 | 100 | 51 | 123 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:45AM1.73m | 5:03PM1.85m | 5:13AM1.71m | 5:32PM1.81m | 5:42AM1.64m | 6:02PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM-0.04m | 11:11PM0.04m | 11:17AM-0.01m | 11:41PM0.09m | 11:46AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 688 | 586 | 517 | 495 | 452 | 471 | 399 | 341 | 265 | 295 | 287 | 293 | 319 | 279 | 328 | 180 | 141 | 138 | 106 | 76 | 232 | 180 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | S 6 | SSW 8 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 63 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 66 | 78 | 214 | 145 | 124 | 94 | 88 | 55 | 38 | 36 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 123 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 195 | 263 | 176 | 155 | 112 | 85 | 32 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 65 | 89 | 102 | 100 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 109 | 370 | 277 | 109 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 138 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 90 | 9 | 90 | 90 | 109 | 109 | 76 | 0 |
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