Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 7PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 367 | 362 | 357 | 347 | 337 | 456 | 508 | 458 | 341 | 273 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 199 | 253 | 257 | 276 | 318 | 232 | 321 |
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-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:03PM1.80m | 3:18AM1.67m | 3:32PM1.84m | 3:46AM1.70m | 3:59PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.06m | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:42PM0.02m | 9:46AM0.02m | 10:08PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 276 | 235 | 194 | 192 | 155 | 337 | 456 | 508 | 458 | 341 | 273 | 148 | 120 | 117 | 199 | 253 | 257 | 276 | 318 | 232 | 599 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 418 | 367 | 362 | 357 | 347 | 152 | 123 | 157 | 130 | 133 | 136 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 110 | 85 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 125 | 321 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SW 16 | E 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 75 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | 66 | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 76 | 164 | 324 | 514 | 579 | 717 | 596 | 875 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 562 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 444 | 619 | 93 | 90 | 109 |
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