Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 11AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 157 | 82 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 36 | 53 | 132 | 482 | 588 | 607 | 724 | 540 | 427 | 281 | 422 | 729 | 214 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:34AM1.59m | 5:48PM1.63m | 5:58AM1.48m | 6:12PM1.48m | 6:22AM1.34m | 6:36PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36AM0.14m | 11:56PM0.23m | 12:01PM0.27m | 00:21AM0.36m | 12:26PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1812 | 1302 | 1044 | 940 | 940 | 920 | 959 | 880 | 804 | 838 | 778 | 712 | 566 | 487 | 418 | 410 | 339 | 427 | 339 | 392 | 138 | 214 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 87 | 85 | 82 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 36 | 53 | 132 | 127 | 61 | 287 | 56 | 55 | 339 | 181 | 93 | 81 | 84 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 167 | 157 | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 103 | 97 | 90 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | 482 | 588 | 607 | 724 | 540 | 289 | 281 | 422 | 729 | 832 | 1043 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 52 | 179 | 277 | 19 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 90 | 742 | 742 | 794 | 781 | 781 | 76 | 52 | 82 | 128 | 129 | 162 | 210 | 236 |
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