Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 7PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 121 | 69 | 72 | 131 | 147 | 160 | 154 | 133 | 113 | 76 | 54 | 97 | 118 | 60 | 60 | 91 | 144 | 220 | 160 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:51PM1.70m | 5:06AM1.58m | 5:16PM1.59m | 5:31AM1.47m | 5:41PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.10m | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:07AM0.19m | 11:25PM0.22m | 11:33AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 106 | 91 | 142 | 161 | 167 | 129 | 152 | 194 | 185 | 189 | 157 | 157 | 130 | 130 | 24 | 322 | 268 | 206 | 201 | 172 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 110 | 113 | 27 | 72 | 56 | 147 | 160 | 154 | 133 | 113 | 76 | 54 | 25 | 25 | 39 | 60 | 91 | 144 | 220 | 160 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 73 | 71 | 69 | 2 | 131 | 52 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 60 | 24 | — | 29 | 4 | 145 | 184 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 186 | 121 | 110 | 83 | 71 | 45 | — | — | — | 3 | 25 | 51 | 97 | 118 | 360 | — | 30 | 59 | 105 | 88 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 283 | 109 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 99 | 429 | 127 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 561 | 562 | 0 | 9 | 76 |
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