Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 7PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 458 | 341 | 273 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 199 | 253 | 257 | 243 | 232 | 232 | 261 | 261 | 236 | 178 | 172 | 103 | 99 | 98 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.84m | 3:46AM1.70m | 3:59PM1.84m | 4:14AM1.70m | 4:26PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:42PM0.02m | 9:46AM0.02m | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:13AM0.04m | 10:34PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 458 | 341 | 273 | 148 | 151 | 117 | 199 | 253 | 257 | 243 | 659 | 232 | 261 | 261 | 236 | 178 | 172 | 103 | 99 | 98 | 735 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 130 | 133 | 136 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 88 | 83 | 3 | 3 | 232 | 79 | 115 | 88 | 88 | 82 | 82 | 114 | 34 | 67 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 16 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 47 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 51 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | ESE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 8 | — | 12 | 53 | 203 | 362 | 536 | 622 | 767 | 623 | 647 | 571 | 602 | 714 | 912 | 1035 | 1035 | 919 | 857 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 282 | 127 | 93 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 206 | 384 | 349 | 52 | 78 | 90 | 19 | 90 | 90 | 206 | 276 | 9 | 90 | 52 |
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