Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 194 | 180 | 262 | 363 | 66 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 25 | 49 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 55 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 71 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 3:13PM1.54m | 3:31AM1.66m | 3:59PM1.66m | 4:14AM1.70m | 4:42PM1.73m | 4:55AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.20m | 9:45AM0.09m | 10:04PM0.13m | 10:26AM0.03m | 10:48PM0.11m | 11:04AM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 357 | 332 | 253 | 262 | 363 | 690 | 836 | 938 | 978 | 1045 | 1066 | 970 | 996 | 937 | 834 | 724 | 663 | 780 | 826 | 741 | 727 | 649 | 553 | 477 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 194 | 194 | 180 | 187 | 187 | 66 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 25 | 49 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 55 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 71 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 30 | 35 | 102 | 119 | 117 | 31 | 41 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 270 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 7 | — | — | — | 40 | 38 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 32 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 90 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 138 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 127 |
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