Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 3AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (14 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 937 | 1842 | 2374 | 2313 | 2280 | 1605 | 1398 | 1249 | 1073 | 1057 | 946 | 828 | 938 | 1847 | 1869 | 426 | 407 | 573 | 1136 | 984 | 813 | 634 | 494 | 467 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:25PM1.48m | 2:45AM1.69m | 3:14PM1.57m | 3:32AM1.72m | 4:00PM1.63m | 4:18AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.21m | 9:03AM0.13m | 9:15PM0.15m | 9:48AM0.08m | 10:03PM0.12m | 10:32AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 937 | 1842 | 2374 | 2313 | 2280 | 1605 | 1398 | 1249 | 1073 | 1057 | 946 | 828 | 214 | 165 | 138 | 420 | 355 | 452 | 1136 | 984 | 813 | 634 | 494 | 467 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 293 | 106 | 102 | 73 | 71 | 39 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 107 | 145 | 225 | — | — | — | 119 | 74 | 339 | 58 | 42 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 7 | — | — | ESE 6 | E 10 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | S 18 |
| kJ | 110 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 49 | — | — | — | 27 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 22 | 42 | — | 50 | 65 | 90 | 150 | 222 | 321 | 938 | 1847 | 1869 | 426 | 407 | 573 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 40 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 127 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 157 | 338 | 747 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Margate surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest