Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 3AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 576 | 482 | 469 | 352 | 352 | 362 | 565 | 496 | 395 | 1033 | 5 | 1722 | 2109 | 1770 | 1604 | 1272 | 957 | 763 | 575 |
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 | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.27m | 1:27PM1.23m | 1:52AM1.40m | 2:26PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.61m | 7:09AM0.51m | 7:30PM0.48m | 8:12AM0.35m | 8:31PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 576 | 233 | 319 | 285 | 198 | 107 | 565 | 496 | 395 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 575 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SW 13 | NE 7 | SW 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 96 | 482 | 469 | 352 | 352 | 362 | 69 | 73 | 50 | 42 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 2 | 40 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 68 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 113 | 87 | 87 | 67 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 228 | 427 | 13 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 1033 | 258 | 1722 | 2109 | 1770 | 1604 | 1272 | 957 | 763 | 394 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 0 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 561 | 282 | 338 | 76 | 747 | 562 | 305 | 436 | 277 | 109 | 109 | 76 |
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