Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 4PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2192 | 917 | 725 | 640 | 573 | 530 | 530 | 183 | 238 | 180 | 330 | 180 | 201 | 412 | 620 | 859 | 1010 | 834 | 1790 | 1954 | 1647 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.09m | 1:54AM1.21m | 2:24PM1.25m | 2:28AM1.35m | 2:52PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.66m | 8:12AM0.52m | 8:23PM0.52m | 8:40AM0.37m | 8:53PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1280 | 8 | 725 | 640 | 573 | 530 | 530 | 183 | 238 | 180 | 330 | 79 | 201 | 412 | 620 | 859 | 1010 | 834 | 1790 | 1954 | 1647 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | SSW 18 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 132 | 112 | 90 | 87 | 180 | 75 | 47 | 44 | 56 | 6 | 454 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | E 9 | SW 16 | E 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 7 | 61 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2192 | 917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 562 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 127 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 129 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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