Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 4PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 491 | 384 | 292 | 233 | 230 | 200 | 309 | 566 | 683 | 616 | 576 | 482 | 357 | 352 | 352 | 357 | 565 | 503 | 395 | 485 | 673 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:27AM1.10m | 10:35PM1.23m | 11:46AM1.08m | 00:36AM1.27m | 1:27PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM0.59m | 5:21AM0.62m | 5:51PM0.61m | 7:09AM0.51m | 7:30PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 491 | 384 | 292 | 233 | 230 | 167 | 87 | 566 | 683 | 616 | 576 | 482 | 382 | 327 | 232 | 191 | 565 | 503 | 395 | 67 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 85 | 85 | 85 | 113 | 111 | 87 | 129 | 90 | 94 | 104 | 98 | 18 | 357 | 352 | 352 | 357 | 69 | 47 | 42 | 25 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 72 | 69 | 105 | 135 | 200 | 309 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 110 | 88 | 67 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 47 | 63 | 114 | 221 | 352 | 180 | 16 | 42 | 32 | 30 | 90 | 126 | 485 | 673 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 157 | 90 | 76 | 78 | 93 | 90 | 19 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 153 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 202 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 483 |
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