Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 6PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 494 | 431 | 356 | 297 | 343 | 286 | 284 | 276 | 694 | 691 | 655 | 646 | 711 | 886 | 1191 | 1439 | 1464 | 1598 | 1393 | 1428 | 919 | 666 | 1081 | 742 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:46PM1.66m | 5:03AM1.67m | 5:33PM1.65m | 5:47AM1.60m | 6:19PM1.61m | 6:31AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.06m | 10:51PM0.14m | 11:15AM0.08m | 11:38PM0.20m | 11:58AM0.13m | 00:26AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 494 | 431 | 356 | 297 | 343 | 286 | 229 | 229 | 694 | 691 | 655 | 646 | 711 | 886 | 1191 | 1439 | 1464 | 1598 | 1393 | 1428 | 919 | 604 | 1081 | 742 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | E 9 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 121 | 225 | 284 | 276 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 209 | 14 | 458 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | SSW 20 | E 6 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | 666 | 94 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 573 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
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