Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 5.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 229 | 168 | 163 | 118 | 95 | 175 | 85 | 82 | 127 | 50 | 48 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 36 | 53 | 127 | 369 | 573 | 628 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.75m | 5:34AM1.59m | 5:48PM1.63m | 5:58AM1.48m | 6:12PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.04m | 11:31PM0.13m | 11:36AM0.14m | 11:56PM0.23m | 12:01PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 385 | 229 | 168 | 163 | 118 | 2915 | 1893 | 1426 | 1181 | 963 | 940 | 885 | 862 | 788 | 732 | 763 | 698 | 712 | 555 | 477 | 410 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 264 | 2 | — | — | — | 95 | 167 | 85 | 82 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 36 | 53 | 127 | 127 | 395 | 392 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 12 | — | SW 19 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 127 | — | 14 | 12 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 12 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 1631 | 2811 | 3327 | 4167 | 4798 | 3634 | 175 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 369 | 573 | 628 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 436 | 296 | 276 | 93 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 90 | 236 | 93 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 76 | 742 | 794 | 781 | 109 |
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