Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 504 | 396 | 186 | 192 | 154 | 141 | 300 | 375 | 471 | 140 | 180 | 157 | 119 | 90 | 64 | 176 | 116 | 173 | 251 |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:35PM1.75m | 2:52AM1.64m | 3:06PM1.85m | 3:24AM1.70m | 3:39PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM0.08m | 8:51AM0.06m | 9:19PM-0.01m | 9:24AM-0.00m | 9:51PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 504 | 396 | 186 | 192 | 154 | 141 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 53 | 180 | 157 | 69 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 55 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | NE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SW 11 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 23 | 151 | 149 | 38 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 140 | 54 | 57 | 119 | 71 | 44 | 26 | 23 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 35 | 23 | 28 | 112 | 95 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 57 | 78 | 71 | 90 | 64 | 9 | 34 | 42 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 34 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 300 | 375 | 471 | 97 | 67 | 47 | 42 | 35 | 34 | 176 | 116 | 173 | 251 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 277 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 283 | 573 | 76 | 129 | 76 |
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