Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 841 | 695 | 683 | 614 | 603 | 486 | 478 | 478 | 425 | 418 | 480 | 544 | 674 | 732 | 692 | 553 | 427 | 357 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:55PM1.44m | 8:02AM1.23m | 8:39PM1.31m | 8:53AM1.11m | 9:39PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.50m | 2:08PM0.46m | 2:55AM0.60m | 2:58PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 841 | 695 | 683 | 614 | 603 | 486 | 478 | 478 | 425 | 418 | 418 | 369 | 674 | 732 | 692 | 553 | 427 | 357 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 275 | 318 | 175 | 139 | 274 | 222 | 153 | 115 | 298 | 326 | 480 | 544 | 343 | 355 | 367 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 269 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 68 | 106 | 99 | 17 | 50 | 164 | 181 | 65 | 66 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 16 | 32 | 45 | 62 | 103 | 141 | 205 | 275 | 244 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 561 | 127 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 19 |
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