Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 7PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 406 | 734 | 778 | 767 | 668 | 585 | 1127 | 471 | 853 | 1123 | 1282 | 1494 | 1695 | 1507 | 1177 | 984 | 882 | 878 | 711 | 630 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:38PM1.85m | 3:50AM1.75m | 4:05PM1.91m | 4:19AM1.76m | 4:35PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.01m | 9:46PM0.00m | 9:51AM-0.04m | 10:15PM-0.04m | 10:20AM-0.06m | 10:45PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 99 | 73 | 734 | 778 | 767 | 668 | 188 | 116 | 62 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 630 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SW 16 | NNE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 237 | 406 | 70 | 50 | 102 | 8 | 585 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 42 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 146 | 82 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 229 | — | 1127 | 471 | 853 | 1123 | 1282 | 1494 | 1695 | 1507 | 1177 | 984 | 882 | 878 | 711 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 276 | 127 | 9 | 0 | 78 | 90 | 27 | 188 | 747 | 747 | 747 | 619 | 305 | 305 | 277 | 76 | 76 | 129 | 129 | 76 | 0 |
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