Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 11AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 194 | 206 | 208 | 206 | 288 | 284 | 236 | 243 | 417 | 1835 | 1700 | 1712 | 1645 | 1072 | 1773 | 2684 | 3691 | 3835 | 3496 | 3353 | 2844 | 2499 | 2035 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:59AM1.21m | 9:46PM1.37m | 10:21AM1.15m | 11:10PM1.35m | 11:57AM1.17m | 00:35AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.50m | 3:07PM0.46m | 4:16AM0.54m | 4:26PM0.51m | 5:45AM0.51m | 5:57PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SW 14 | NE 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 93 | 81 | 65 | 208 | 46 | 288 | 284 | 236 | 243 | 417 | 1835 | 1700 | 1712 | 1645 | 1072 | 1773 | 2684 | 3691 | 3835 | 3496 | 3353 | 2844 | 2499 | 2035 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 9 | SW 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 147 | 194 | 206 | 22 | 206 | 30 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 39 | 24 | 279 | 45 | 43 | 39 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 18 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 51 | — | 6 | 30 | 36 | 107 | 323 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 93 | 127 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 277 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 277 | 202 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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