Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 5PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 99 | 97 | 53 | 295 | 554 | 619 | 668 | 604 | 577 | 613 | 402 | 361 | 283 | 260 | 252 | 189 | 400 | 612 | 928 | 955 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.62m | 2:54AM1.59m | 3:11PM1.75m | 3:22AM1.69m | 3:38PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.23m | 8:52PM0.21m | 8:57AM0.11m | 9:18PM0.09m | 9:24AM0.01m | 9:46PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 10 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 110 | 99 | 97 | 81 | 295 | 554 | 619 | 668 | 604 | 577 | 613 | 402 | 361 | 186 | 168 | 155 | 138 | 400 | 612 | 542 | 452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 64 | 66 | 66 | 48 | 64 | 61 | 51 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 26 | 33 | 35 | 283 | 260 | 252 | 189 | 82 | 9 | 928 | 955 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 5 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 82 | 81 | 16 | 53 | 48 | 46 | 57 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 54 | 32 | 9 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 49 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 28 | 60 | 80 | 107 | 145 | 190 | — | 13 | 35 | 35 | 105 | 168 | 385 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 157 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 90 | 99 | 126 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 19 | 76 | 202 | 277 | 109 | 76 | 76 |
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