Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 9AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1059 | 1377 | 1261 | 1113 | 1121 | 887 | 1069 | 904 | 968 | 951 | 951 | 844 | 788 | 781 | 781 | 362 | 334 | 284 | 678 | 40 | 43 | 849 | 42 | 39 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:14AM1.61m | 4:37PM1.64m | 4:42AM1.65m | 5:05PM1.70m | 5:10AM1.65m | 5:33PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.10m | 10:38PM0.20m | 10:50AM0.06m | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:18AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 460 | 471 | 560 | 81 | 62 | 480 | 480 | 474 | 384 | 951 | 951 | 844 | 788 | 781 | 781 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 678 | 653 | 681 | 849 | 955 | 1386 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 109 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 62 | 94 | — | — | — | 379 | 379 | 313 | 309 | 337 | 264 | 362 | 334 | 284 | 73 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | W 18 | S 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 94 | 69 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | 229 | 172 | 103 | 21 | 21 | — | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1059 | 1377 | 1261 | 1113 | 1121 | 887 | 1069 | 904 | 968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 76 | 157 | 202 | 573 | 202 | 109 | 109 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 773 | 794 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 781 | 742 | 9 | 9 |
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