Surf Forecasts:
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 226 | 459 | 0 | 217 | 508 | 1372 | 1663 | 2047 | 2284 | 2057 | 1601 | 1365 | 1079 | 878 | 766 | 657 | 442 | 339 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:16PM1.43m | 7:34AM1.22m | 8:15PM1.24m | 9:03AM1.06m | 10:36PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.47m | 1:44PM0.51m | 2:46AM0.64m | 3:25PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 27 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 226 | 721 | 865 | 719 | 441 | 237 | 88 | 54 | 49 | 72 | 1601 | 1365 | 1079 | 878 | 766 | 657 | 442 | 339 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 90 | — | — | 95 | 68 | 33 | 55 | 46 | 24 | 25 | 52 | 53 | 119 | 169 | 165 | 204 | 189 | 157 | 255 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 88 | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 10 | 86 | 54 | 53 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 293 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 318 | 459 | 317 | 217 | 508 | 1372 | 1663 | 2047 | 2284 | 2057 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 104 | 86 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 99 | 1532 | 370 | 507 | 1532 | 794 | 2706 | 1158 | 794 | 794 | 794 | 593 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 1164 | 127 | 90 |
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