Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 22s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 6PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 22s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 63 | 39 | 19 | 15 | 880 | 1194 | 885 | 536 | 365 | 214 | 149 | 75 | 128 | 209 | 202 | 291 | 371 | 617 | 331 | 695 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:18PM1.38m | 1:37AM1.36m | 1:59PM1.56m | 2:15AM1.50m | 2:33PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.43m | 7:42AM0.33m | 8:13PM0.27m | 8:17AM0.19m | 8:45PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 766 | 766 | 708 | 652 | 610 | 544 | 492 | 502 | 512 | 450 | 443 | 443 | 386 | 379 | 325 | 318 | 305 | 249 | 210 | 205 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 80 | 63 | 39 | 19 | 15 | 94 | 82 | 79 | 97 | 90 | 59 | 55 | 35 | 128 | 125 | 100 | 89 | 371 | 617 | 331 | 695 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 | 55 | 34 | 209 | 202 | 291 | 72 | 58 | 292 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 960 | — | — | 26 | 257 | 880 | 1194 | 885 | 536 | 365 | 214 | 149 | 75 | 80 | 13 | 24 | 62 | 110 | 134 | 115 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 153 | 127 | 156 | 742 | 305 | 157 | 138 | 138 | 561 | 1148 | 76 | 93 | 99 | 99 | 127 | 429 | 562 | 127 | 127 | 90 |
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