Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 3AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 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 (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 617 | 331 | 695 | 587 | 565 | 523 | 418 | 367 | 362 | 357 | 347 | 337 | 450 | 508 | 458 | 341 | 273 | 193 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.71m | 2:48AM1.60m | 3:03PM1.80m | 3:18AM1.67m | 3:32PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.15m | 8:48AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.06m | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:42PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 249 | 249 | 205 | 339 | 332 | 282 | 276 | 235 | 194 | 192 | 155 | 337 | 450 | 508 | 458 | 341 | 273 | 148 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 617 | 331 | 695 | 587 | 565 | 523 | 418 | 367 | 362 | 357 | 347 | 152 | 123 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 136 | 193 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 55 | 58 | 58 | 50 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 28 | 23 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 45 | 62 | 62 | 47 | 47 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | 74 | 64 | 70 | 40 | — | — | 10 | 19 | 40 | 51 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 57 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 202 | 562 | 283 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 40 | 0 | 9 |
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