Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 3AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 425 | 418 | 480 | 544 | 665 | 732 | 692 | 553 | 465 | 357 | 295 | 261 | 205 | 582 | 427 | 396 | 317 | 575 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39PM1.31m | 8:53AM1.11m | 9:39PM1.19m | 10:19AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.46m | 2:55AM0.60m | 2:58PM0.59m | 4:08AM0.68m | 4:20PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 425 | 418 | 411 | 369 | 665 | 732 | 692 | 553 | 465 | 357 | 295 | 261 | 276 | 187 | 173 | 154 | 129 | 96 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 298 | 326 | 480 | 544 | 383 | 355 | 367 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 236 | 205 | 205 | 167 | 427 | 396 | 317 | 110 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 8 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 65 | 66 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | 125 | 167 | 167 | 83 | 108 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 52 | 69 | 133 | 205 | 236 | 287 | 318 | 535 | 582 | 54 | 78 | — | 575 | 299 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 19 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 127 | 127 | 206 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 76 | 109 | 561 | 76 | 9 | 76 |
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