Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | S 22 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 54 | 71 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 81 | 188 | 211 | 200 | 158 | 116 | 113 | 80 | 63 | 39 | 9 | 456 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:56PM1.07m | 12:15PM1.18m | 00:45AM1.20m | 1:18PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.73m | 5:32AM0.65m | 6:38PM0.61m | 6:56AM0.49m | 7:35PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 500 | 500 | 500 | 484 | 474 | 511 | 492 | 474 | 678 | 750 | 818 | 665 | 747 | 679 | 685 | 695 | 700 | 625 | 502 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | S 22 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 40 | 54 | 71 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 81 | 58 | 211 | 200 | 158 | 116 | 113 | 80 | 63 | 39 | 9 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 41 | 61 | 58 | 119 | 188 | 44 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 27 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 40 | 39 | 39 | 863 | — | — | 57 | 456 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 127 | 573 | 127 | 99 | 93 | 93 | 19 | 99 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 281 |
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