Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 1AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). An 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 (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 261 | 268 | 314 | 1069 | 1159 | 1043 | 969 | 870 | 856 | 812 | 720 | 627 | 612 | 601 | 554 | 494 | 540 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:07PM1.36m | 3:14AM1.46m | 3:39PM1.47m | 3:45AM1.55m | 4:09PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM0.40m | 9:27AM0.27m | 9:38PM0.31m | 9:55AM0.18m | 10:08PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 138 | 102 | 220 | 164 | 1069 | 1159 | 1043 | 969 | 822 | 770 | 683 | 720 | 627 | 561 | 601 | 554 | 488 | 540 | 553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 273 | 261 | 47 | 314 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 43 | 47 | 576 | 568 | 117 | 545 | 538 | 202 | 419 | 437 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 153 | 268 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 68 | 88 | — | 113 | 108 | 494 | 122 | 100 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 59 | 87 | 99 | 109 | 137 | 187 | 430 | 870 | 856 | 812 | — | — | 612 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 40 | 76 | 40 | 129 | 794 | 109 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 40 | 0 | 76 | 76 |
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