Surf Forecasts:
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 13 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 0 | 268 | 231 | 3 | 200 | 72 | 99 | 147 | 160 | 123 | 133 | 130 | 76 | 54 | 71 | 114 | 46 | 60 | 471 | 144 | 220 | 248 | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40AM1.65m | 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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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 423 | 274 | 187 | 106 | 74 | 117 | 136 | 142 | 68 | 123 | 165 | 185 | 189 | 189 | 157 | 160 | 130 | 24 | 352 | 262 | 206 | 201 | 172 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 7 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | S 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 64 | 83 | 61 | 120 | 87 | 26 | 72 | 99 | 104 | 49 | 123 | 133 | 130 | 76 | 54 | 25 | 38 | 39 | 60 | 471 | 144 | 220 | 248 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | ENE 10 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | NE 7 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 83 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 147 | 160 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 46 | 24 | — | 28 | 4 | 63 | 184 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 314 | 200 | 268 | 231 | 226 | 200 | 119 | 91 | 106 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 23 | 71 | 114 | 426 | 269 | 453 | 49 | 96 | 88 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 76 | 157 | 138 | 283 | 109 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 52 | 429 | 127 | 99 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 90 | 9 | 127 | 562 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
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