Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 185 | 176 | 158 | 108 | 98 | 152 | 130 | 293 | 200 | 116 | 264 | 236 | 277 | 249 | 31 | 1730 | 3059 | 3021 | 3087 | 2383 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.19m | 7:15AM1.08m | 7:30PM1.05m | 9:57AM0.99m | 10:58PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.59m | 1:02AM0.61m | 1:22PM0.74m | 2:29AM0.73m | 4:24PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 277 | 212 | 212 | 168 | 138 | 130 | 107 | 67 | 52 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 108 | 277 | 305 | 181 | 86 | 60 | 41 | 26 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | 113 | 82 | 75 | 73 | 98 | 152 | 149 | 138 | 45 | 38 | 264 | 236 | 26 | 249 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 90 | 45 | 25 | 148 | 130 | 293 | 200 | 116 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 10 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 103 | 185 | 176 | 158 | 108 | 102 | 83 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 376 | — | 369 | 1730 | 3059 | 3021 | 3087 | 2383 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 561 | 747 | 202 | 157 | 109 | 129 | 78 | 100 | 127 | 561 | 76 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 120 | 281 | 780 | 747 | 747 | 436 | 76 |
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