Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 7AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 9 | SSW 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 306 | 331 | 325 | 247 | 198 | 194 | 194 | 153 | 293 | 88 | 50 | 53 | 44 | 42 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:42AM1.58m | 3:13PM1.54m | 3:31AM1.66m | 3:59PM1.66m | 4:14AM1.70m | 4:42PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM0.19m | 9:16PM0.20m | 9:45AM0.09m | 10:04PM0.13m | 10:26AM0.03m | 10:48PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 243 | 240 | 262 | 306 | 198 | 194 | 194 | 153 | 293 | 724 | 775 | 805 | 840 | 840 | 882 | 821 | 771 | 771 | 710 | 710 | 637 | 637 | 580 | 578 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 306 | 331 | 325 | 247 | 55 | 30 | 24 | 102 | 121 | 88 | 46 | 31 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | S 13 | SE 11 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 10 | 56 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 42 | 29 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 302 | 338 | — | 434 | 357 | 403 | 405 | 375 | 292 | 39 | 50 | 53 | 39 | — | 29 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 93 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 90 | 127 | 127 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 109 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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