Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 6PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 478 | 478 | 425 | 418 | 480 | 544 | 665 | 732 | 692 | 553 | 465 | 357 | 295 | 261 | 202 | 196 | 427 | 396 | 317 | 267 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:02AM1.23m | 8:39PM1.31m | 8:53AM1.11m | 9:39PM1.19m | 10:19AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.46m | 2:55AM0.60m | 2:58PM0.59m | 4:08AM0.68m | 4:20PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 478 | 478 | 425 | 418 | 411 | 418 | 665 | 732 | 692 | 553 | 465 | 357 | 236 | 205 | 257 | 183 | 146 | 126 | 114 | 267 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 156 | 115 | 298 | 326 | 480 | 544 | 383 | 355 | 367 | 319 | 282 | 282 | 295 | 261 | 202 | 196 | 427 | 396 | 317 | 90 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 164 | 179 | 65 | 66 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | 167 | 167 | 59 | 140 | 108 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 35 | 69 | 129 | 205 | 219 | 268 | 318 | — | 32 | 48 | — | 61 | 99 | 350 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 127 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 127 | 127 | 305 | 90 | 19 | 9 | 40 | 76 | 109 | 278 | 76 | 40 | 76 |
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