Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 4PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 688 | 826 | 900 | 808 | 778 | 649 | 461 | 372 | 367 | 264 | 229 | 168 | 163 | 102 | 95 | 145 | 85 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 40 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:41AM1.74m | 4:58PM1.85m | 5:08AM1.68m | 5:24PM1.75m | 5:34AM1.59m | 5:48PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM-0.03m | 11:05PM0.05m | 11:10AM0.04m | 11:31PM0.13m | 11:36AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 98 | 688 | 826 | 900 | 808 | 183 | 193 | 171 | 316 | 255 | 264 | 229 | 168 | 163 | 102 | 2915 | 1748 | 1394 | 1243 | 1021 | 920 | 842 | 784 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 223 | 77 | 68 | 104 | 160 | 778 | 649 | 461 | 372 | 367 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 95 | 87 | 85 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 58 | 55 | 52 | 81 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 206 | 248 | 333 | 106 | 220 | 374 | 401 | 645 | 830 | 1269 | 2153 | 2698 | 3533 | 4755 | 4538 | 3455 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 794 | 783 | 747 | 747 | 573 | 562 | 562 | 561 | 429 | 276 | 93 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 120 | 52 | 78 | 90 | 19 |
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