Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 4PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (23 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
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 Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 679 | 561 | 561 | 561 | 457 | 422 | 553 | 1210 | 0 | 202 | 202 | 261 | 202 | 202 | 257 | 257 | 377 | 436 | 441 | 425 | 330 | 268 | 206 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.11m | 11:12PM1.28m | 11:48AM1.11m | 00:19AM1.28m | 12:57PM1.16m | 1:16AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.57m | 5:41AM0.60m | 5:42PM0.59m | 6:47AM0.55m | 6:51PM0.56m | 7:39AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — |
 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 679 | 561 | 561 | 561 | 457 | 422 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 202 | 202 | 261 | 202 | 32 | 257 | 257 | 377 | 436 | 441 | 425 | 330 | 78 | 206 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 91 | 91 | 4 | 96 | 88 | 73 | 68 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 202 | 52 | 40 | 54 | 54 | 41 | 41 | 2 | 268 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SE 8 | — | SW 12 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | E 7 | SE 5 | SW 17 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 20 | NE 4 | — | SE 4 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 295 | 3 | — | 71 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 52 | 80 | 79 | 37 | 13 | 145 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | 553 | 1210 | 184 | 119 | 55 | 40 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | — | 73 | — | 99 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 127 | 101 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 202 | 277 | 109 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 349 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 19 |
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