Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 10PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 20 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 156 | 156 | 110 | 112 | 85 | 90 | 88 | 62 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 97 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.50m | 2:35AM1.53m | 2:57PM1.68m | 3:10AM1.65m | 3:30PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.29m | 8:42AM0.16m | 9:06PM0.15m | 9:15AM0.04m | 9:39PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 194 | 156 | 156 | 110 | 112 | 85 | 90 | 88 | 62 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 612 | 537 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 145 | 62 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 33 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 97 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 11 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 11 | — | — | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 576 | 720 | 740 | 681 | 614 | 631 | 693 | 727 | 711 | 794 | 952 | 1000 | 844 | 721 | 721 | 692 | 638 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 573 | 578 | 561 | 349 | 90 | 90 | 306 | 429 | 573 | 384 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 174 | 138 | 109 | 0 | 52 |
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