Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 1AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (11 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 170 | 239 | 269 | 245 | 187 | 184 | 144 | 123 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 59 | 58 | 9 | 27 | 198 | 238 | 1402 | 1330 | 1160 | 984 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.44m | 12:35PM1.27m | 1:01AM1.54m | 1:34PM1.37m | 1:55AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.47m | 6:28AM0.42m | 6:32PM0.40m | 7:25AM0.31m | 7:31PM0.30m | 8:16AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | SSW 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 102 | 102 | 239 | 269 | 245 | 187 | 184 | 76 | 76 | 131 | 237 | 183 | 193 | 126 | 129 | 96 | 77 | 53 | 82 | 225 | 177 | 169 | 195 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 7 | E 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 116 | 170 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 144 | 123 | 74 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 73 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 73 | 41 | 134 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 13 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 88 | 9 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 59 | 58 | 9 | 27 | 82 | 26 | — | — | 18 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 28 | 56 | 77 | 73 | 64 | 61 | 67 | 106 | 189 | 233 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 45 | 114 | 198 | 238 | 1402 | 1330 | 1160 | 984 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 90 | 127 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 341 | 147 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
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