Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 2AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 113mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the E by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 361 | 325 | 374 | 284 | 215 | 243 | 449 | 1035 | 662 | 1245 | 1376 | 945 | 152 | 125 | 121 | 117 | 336 | 187 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.48m | 6:22AM1.34m | 6:36PM1.32m | 6:47AM1.19m | 7:02PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.36m | 12:26PM0.42m | 00:48AM0.51m | 12:53PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 721 | 647 | 551 | 477 | 468 | 400 | 400 | 408 | 136 | 625 | 229 | 219 | 755 | 152 | 1431 | 1304 | 1183 | 125 | 1098 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 64 | — | 154 | 56 | 76 | 215 | 97 | 93 | 84 | 178 | 106 | — | 199 | — | 125 | 121 | 117 | 336 | 187 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 14 | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 174 | 6 | 103 | 5 | 224 | — | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 133 | 361 | 325 | 374 | 284 | — | 243 | 449 | 1035 | 662 | 1245 | 1376 | 945 | 1564 | — | — | — | 1144 | 919 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 619 | 620 | 202 | 129 | 109 | 76 | 78 | 129 | 277 | 282 | 210 | 250 | 794 | 794 | 908 | 1164 | 2706 | 794 | 76 |
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