Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 12PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1106 | 763 | 588 | 449 | 373 | 273 | 275 | 211 | 177 | 160 | 84 | 84 | 147 | 140 | 219 | 460 | 1306 | 1151 | 890 | 824 | 797 | 784 | 619 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.12m | 00:32AM1.12m | 1:02PM1.29m | 1:15AM1.27m | 1:34PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM0.70m | 6:32PM0.70m | 6:37AM0.57m | 7:14PM0.53m | 7:15AM0.42m | 7:46PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 763 | 588 | 449 | 373 | 273 | 275 | 211 | 106 | 96 | 75 | 69 | 147 | 140 | 131 | 460 | 1306 | 1151 | 890 | 76 | 58 | 784 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 56 | 44 | 84 | 84 | 57 | 83 | 219 | 162 | 81 | 85 | 92 | 28 | 26 | 58 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | NE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 41 | 21 | 14 | 31 | 22 | 83 | 47 | 84 | 81 | 14 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 1106 | 688 | — | — | — | 3 | 35 | 123 | 177 | 160 | 35 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 824 | 797 | — | 619 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 0 | 76 | 283 | 127 | 99 | 296 | 90 | 130 | 90 | 283 | 283 | 747 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 109 | 747 | 129 | 129 | 129 |
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