Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 6AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1056 | 951 | 951 | 951 | 835 | 781 | 747 | 750 | 705 | 334 | 678 | 723 | 880 | 898 | 916 | 1817 | 1912 | 1788 | 1416 | 1130 | 1053 | 1130 | 1128 | 33 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:42AM1.65m | 5:05PM1.70m | 5:10AM1.65m | 5:33PM1.72m | 5:38AM1.63m | 6:02PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.06m | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:18AM0.05m | 11:37PM0.17m | 11:46AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 885 | 951 | 379 | 313 | 835 | 781 | 747 | 750 | 705 | 359 | 678 | 723 | 880 | 898 | 916 | 1817 | 1912 | 1788 | 1416 | 1130 | 1053 | 1130 | 1128 | 1134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 384 | 379 | — | 113 | 309 | 337 | 264 | 183 | 172 | 334 | 73 | 55 | 66 | 43 | 41 | 38 | 28 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | W 18 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 394 | 103 | 21 | 21 | — | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1056 | — | 951 | 951 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 747 | 783 | 794 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 781 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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