Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 1PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 253 | 257 | 243 | 232 | 232 | 261 | 261 | 236 | 178 | 149 | 103 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 0 | 247 | 586 | 698 | 403 | 214 | 150 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:46AM1.70m | 3:59PM1.84m | 4:14AM1.70m | 4:26PM1.79m | 4:40AM1.65m | 4:51PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.02m | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:13AM0.04m | 10:34PM0.05m | 10:40AM0.10m | 10:59PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 199 | 253 | 257 | 243 | 232 | 232 | 261 | 261 | 236 | 178 | 149 | 103 | 99 | 98 | 635 | 372 | 236 | 145 | 74 | 81 | 130 | 150 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 87 | 81 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 92 | 100 | 100 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 71 | 96 | 67 | 73 | 63 | 81 | 39 | 56 | 133 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | SW 12 | S 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | 21 | — | — | 71 | 3 | 72 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 262 | 382 | 616 | 791 | 753 | 675 | 554 | 469 | 603 | 774 | 985 | 1010 | 912 | 804 | — | 75 | 247 | 586 | 698 | 403 | 214 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 127 | 444 | 562 | 0 | 76 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 126 | 384 | 747 | 99 | 90 | 9 | 129 | 76 | 202 | 561 | 561 | 283 | 9 | 0 |
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