Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 12AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 666 | 824 | 1100 | 1594 | 1906 | 1981 | 1783 | 1356 | 1877 | 1960 | 1723 | 1485 | 1145 | 901 | 669 | 560 | 446 | 345 | 275 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:49AM1.41m | 2:04PM1.62m | 2:20AM1.54m | 2:35PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.36m | 7:48AM0.28m | 8:17PM0.21m | 8:19AM0.16m | 8:47PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 58 | 55 | 42 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 1877 | 1960 | 1723 | 1485 | 1145 | 901 | 669 | 560 | 446 | 345 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 666 | 824 | 1100 | 1594 | 1906 | 1981 | 1783 | 1356 | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 31 | 63 | 86 | 83 | 89 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 129 | 162 | 283 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 1121 | 783 | 129 | 127 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 561 | 277 | 127 | 90 | 19 |
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