Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 8PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 987 | 807 | 807 | 647 | 501 | 553 | 634 | 700 | 700 | 606 | 473 | 302 | 376 | 233 | 348 | 334 | 325 | 286 | 700 | 1103 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:44PM1.12m | 1:58AM1.25m | 2:31PM1.24m | 2:40AM1.36m | 3:07PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM0.61m | 8:19AM0.49m | 8:29PM0.51m | 8:56AM0.38m | 9:05PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 433 | 433 | 415 | 378 | 387 | 307 | 300 | 700 | 700 | 606 | 473 | 283 | 233 | 233 | 348 | 200 | 173 | 160 | 122 | 88 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 987 | 807 | 807 | 647 | 501 | 553 | 634 | 263 | 203 | 132 | 112 | 302 | 376 | 173 | 90 | 334 | 325 | 286 | 10 | 151 | 268 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 50 | — | 64 | 76 | 46 | 45 | 25 | 77 | 11 | 10 | — | 2 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 34 | 99 | 182 | 228 | 236 | 221 | 301 | 262 | — | 700 | 1103 | 302 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 202 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 127 | 578 | 573 | 296 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 109 | 127 | 210 | 202 | 76 |
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