Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 9AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 553 | 634 | 700 | 700 | 606 | 473 | 302 | 376 | 233 | 429 | 334 | 325 | 286 | 331 | 757 | 268 | 314 | 1069 | 1159 | 1043 | 969 | 858 | 982 | 766 |
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-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.25m | 2:31PM1.24m | 2:40AM1.36m | 3:07PM1.36m | 3:14AM1.46m | 3:39PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.49m | 8:29PM0.51m | 8:56AM0.38m | 9:05PM0.40m | 9:27AM0.27m | 9:38PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 307 | 328 | 700 | 700 | 606 | 473 | 283 | 233 | 233 | 429 | 200 | 173 | 138 | 134 | 86 | 241 | 314 | 1069 | 1159 | 1043 | 969 | 822 | 616 | 584 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 553 | 634 | 263 | 203 | 132 | 112 | 302 | 376 | 173 | 50 | 334 | 325 | 286 | 331 | 151 | 47 | 164 | 19 | 15 | 43 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 16 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 31 | 23 | 50 | — | 64 | 76 | 46 | 45 | 25 | 77 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 268 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 9 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 20 | 9 | 44 | 99 | 213 | 236 | 236 | 221 | 301 | 262 | — | 11 | 757 | 171 | 198 | 171 | 114 | 135 | 247 | 858 | 982 | 766 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 127 | 573 | 573 | 296 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 100 | 127 | 129 | 277 | 276 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 283 | 283 | 277 | 109 | 109 |
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