Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 12PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SW 12 | NE 5 | SW 11 | ENE 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 85 | 83 | 60 | 38 | 37 | 54 | 51 | 45 | 71 | 20 | 40 | 64 | 56 | 84 | 243 | 302 | 395 | 458 | 367 | 326 | 279 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:42AM1.49m | 7:09PM1.58m | 7:20AM1.37m | 7:52PM1.46m | 8:08AM1.23m | 8:52PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.20m | 1:22AM0.35m | 1:27PM0.32m | 2:10AM0.46m | 2:18PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 6 |
| kJ | 480 | 490 | 522 | 464 | 380 | 373 | 307 | 258 | 245 | 240 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 65 | 458 | 367 | 326 | 279 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 87 | 85 | 83 | 60 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 46 | 40 | 19 | 64 | 56 | 59 | 54 | 61 | 154 | 149 | 121 | 123 | 121 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 80 | 243 | 302 | 395 | 46 | 53 | 37 | 30 | 220 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 54 | 51 | 45 | 71 | — | 40 | 47 | 52 | 84 | 80 | 91 | 120 | 23 | 86 | 113 | 111 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 127 | 127 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 562 | 562 | 76 | 0 |
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