Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 7AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 743 | 772 | 655 | 494 | 431 | 356 | 297 | 343 | 286 | 284 | 276 | 694 | 665 | 655 | 681 | 721 | 1021 | 1191 | 1439 | 1443 | 1576 | 1226 | 1208 | 950 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.72m | 4:46PM1.66m | 5:03AM1.67m | 5:33PM1.65m | 5:47AM1.60m | 6:19PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.06m | 10:51PM0.14m | 11:15AM0.08m | 11:38PM0.20m | 11:58AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 743 | 772 | 655 | 494 | 431 | 356 | 297 | 343 | 286 | 275 | 229 | 694 | 665 | 655 | 681 | 721 | 1021 | 1191 | 1439 | 1443 | 1576 | 1226 | 1208 | 950 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | E 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 121 | 225 | 284 | 276 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 211 | 14 | 458 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | S 11 | — | SSW 20 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | 75 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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