Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 2PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1220 | 958 | 694 | 452 | 272 | 173 | 132 | 110 | 209 | 241 | 284 | 362 | 617 | 331 | 695 | 587 | 565 | 523 | 418 | 367 | 362 | 352 | 342 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.56m | 2:15AM1.50m | 2:33PM1.71m | 2:48AM1.60m | 3:03PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.33m | 8:13PM0.27m | 8:17AM0.19m | 8:45PM0.15m | 8:48AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 492 | 502 | 512 | 450 | 443 | 443 | 386 | 379 | 377 | 369 | 312 | 255 | 210 | 210 | 244 | 205 | 332 | 287 | 276 | 235 | 194 | 188 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 82 | 79 | 97 | 90 | 59 | 55 | 132 | 110 | 117 | 110 | 95 | 93 | 617 | 331 | 695 | 587 | 565 | 523 | 418 | 367 | 362 | 352 | 342 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 | 54 | 66 | 209 | 241 | 284 | 362 | 58 | 58 | 44 | 50 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 1220 | 958 | 694 | 452 | 272 | 173 | — | — | 6 | 17 | 58 | 119 | 119 | 115 | 80 | 78 | 64 | — | 3 | 28 | 25 | 37 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 305 | 157 | 153 | 562 | 931 | 76 | 24 | 19 | 99 | 126 | 349 | 562 | 127 | 127 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 76 | 562 | 283 | 76 | 76 |
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