Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 3PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2143 | 2416 | 2389 | 2290 | 2158 | 1965 | 33 | 54 | 54 | 63 | 65 | 122 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 60 | 38 | 63 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:38AM1.63m | 6:02PM1.71m | 6:09AM1.57m | 6:34PM1.66m | 6:42AM1.49m | 7:09PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.07m | 00:09AM0.20m | 12:16PM0.12m | 00:43AM0.26m | 12:48PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 2143 | 2416 | 2389 | 2290 | 2158 | 1965 | 1752 | 1656 | 1463 | 1285 | 1122 | 899 | 755 | 674 | 627 | 527 | 537 | 510 | 585 | 464 | 380 | 373 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 43 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 51 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 63 | 65 | 122 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 60 | 38 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 54 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 8 | — | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 63 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 76 | 593 | 93 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 90 |
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