Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 12AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SW 11 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2346 | 2732 | 2124 | 1524 | 1086 | 755 | 588 | 449 | 373 | 277 | 275 | 211 | 224 | 106 | 96 | 88 | 151 | 218 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:58PM0.99m | 12:19PM1.12m | 00:32AM1.12m | 1:02PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.82m | 5:29AM0.70m | 6:32PM0.70m | 6:37AM0.57m | 7:14PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 38 | 755 | 588 | 449 | 373 | 277 | 275 | 211 | 106 | 141 | 156 | 122 | 77 | 218 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 39 | 106 | 86 | 88 | 106 | 53 | 219 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | S 9 | SW 11 | ENE 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 41 | 31 | 60 | 96 | 33 | 35 | 103 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 2346 | 2732 | 2124 | 1524 | 1086 | 336 | 388 | — | — | 3 | 37 | 141 | 224 | — | 43 | 69 | 151 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 747 | 305 | 278 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 76 | 127 | 127 | 131 | 742 | 90 | 90 | 76 | 281 | 747 | 747 | 0 | 0 |
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