Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 12AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 37 | 128 | 207 | 298 | 334 | 310 | 223 | 138 | 95 | 85 | 83 | 61 | 57 | 96 | 100 | 103 | 104 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:30PM1.81m | 3:42AM1.73m | 4:01PM1.89m | 4:12AM1.75m | 4:30PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.05m | 9:46AM-0.04m | 10:09PM0.00m | 10:15AM-0.06m | 10:38PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 13 | 454 | 344 | 268 | 227 | 232 | 218 | 235 | 235 | 220 | 211 | 165 | 162 | 169 | 100 | 103 | 104 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 37 | 128 | 207 | 298 | 334 | 310 | 223 | 138 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 96 | 129 | 99 | 99 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 95 | 85 | 83 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 48 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 623 | 559 | 1 | 74 | 110 | 93 | 90 | 71 | 51 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 343 | 15 | 20 | 34 | 46 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 99 | 52 | 157 | 109 | 76 | 109 | 202 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 78 | 19 | 127 | 127 | 781 | 127 | 127 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Margate surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest