Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 2AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 103 | 99 | 64 | 368 | 590 | 395 | 262 | 136 | 106 | 57 | 83 | 210 | 139 | 92 | 68 | 62 | 38 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.83m | 4:45AM1.73m | 5:03PM1.85m | 5:13AM1.71m | 5:32PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.04m | 10:49AM-0.04m | 11:11PM0.04m | 11:17AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 139 | 103 | 99 | 1034 | 688 | 531 | 455 | 443 | 452 | 416 | 399 | 341 | 308 | 327 | 287 | 293 | 313 | 273 | 267 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 18 | 41 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 106 | 57 | 83 | 13 | 139 | 92 | 68 | 62 | 38 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 5 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1497 | 1592 | 1507 | 44 | 368 | 590 | 395 | 262 | 136 | 44 | — | 28 | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 349 | 192 | 19 | 147 | 157 | 157 | 202 | 277 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 82 | 52 | 9 | 9 |
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