Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 3AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2110 | 1799 | 1465 | 1271 | 958 | 812 | 691 | 594 | 370 | 284 | 293 | 308 | 303 | 350 | 343 | 286 | 939 | 1570 | 2560 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:15PM1.24m | 9:03AM1.06m | 10:36PM1.11m | 12:13PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.64m | 3:25PM0.68m | 5:32AM0.68m | 6:27PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 51 | 69 | 1465 | 1271 | 958 | 812 | 691 | 594 | 370 | 284 | 302 | 314 | 300 | 350 | 343 | 246 | 198 | 1570 | 2560 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 25 | 52 | 52 | 119 | 169 | 165 | 204 | 189 | 155 | 179 | 308 | 303 | 279 | 183 | 286 | 236 | 192 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 23 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 25 | 10 | 86 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 73 | 71 | 39 | 293 | 129 | 88 | 69 | 69 | 57 | 939 | 255 | 208 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 2110 | 1799 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 279 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 42 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 908 | 794 | 76 | 76 | 127 | 127 | 794 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 90 | 99 | 19 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 |
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