Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 57 | 116 | 105 | 109 | 109 | 112 | 122 | 169 | 688 | 826 | 900 | 808 | 674 | 649 | 461 | 372 | 330 | 264 | 229 | 168 | 163 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:12AM1.75m | 4:30PM1.89m | 4:41AM1.74m | 4:58PM1.85m | 5:08AM1.68m | 5:24PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM-0.06m | 10:38PM0.00m | 10:43AM-0.03m | 11:05PM0.05m | 11:10AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 165 | 162 | 116 | 105 | 109 | 109 | 110 | 71 | 66 | 688 | 826 | 900 | 808 | 674 | 649 | 461 | 211 | 330 | 264 | 229 | 168 | 163 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | S 11 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 11 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 55 | 132 | 56 | 73 | 69 | 94 | 61 | 169 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 65 | 145 | 2 | 126 | 372 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 57 | 56 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 69 | 122 | 58 | 48 | 48 | 37 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 11 | 197 | 215 | 290 | 112 | 206 | 212 | 167 | 160 | 160 | 253 | 527 | 619 | 800 | 1269 | 2103 | 2759 | 3327 | 4317 | 4791 | 3647 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 93 | 127 | 742 | 742 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 99 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 794 | 783 | 747 | 573 | 573 | 561 | 429 | 384 | 140 | 157 |
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