Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 7PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 219 | 434 | 556 | 520 | 451 | 448 | 268 | 775 | 615 | 694 | 864 | 918 | 977 | 976 | 913 | 882 | 854 | 773 | 683 | 678 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.67m | 6:46AM1.48m | 7:17PM1.57m | 7:22AM1.36m | 7:55PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.09m | 00:47AM0.28m | 12:52PM0.19m | 1:25AM0.39m | 1:28PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 237 | 169 | 434 | 556 | 520 | 451 | 448 | 265 | 775 | 615 | 694 | 864 | 918 | 977 | 976 | 913 | 882 | 854 | 773 | 683 | 678 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 161 | 161 | 158 | 125 | 125 | 239 | 276 | 242 | 242 | 392 | 216 | 138 | 100 | 73 | 51 | 149 | 506 | 491 | 329 | 208 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | E 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 132 | 219 | 78 | 30 | 156 | 122 | 94 | 268 | 94 | 96 | 157 | 90 | 73 | 39 | 31 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 69 | 111 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 179 | 86 | 229 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 19 | 0 |
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