Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 12AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 54 | 73 | 83 | 39 | 39 | 92 | 144 | 220 | 305 | 184 | 587 | 674 | 711 | 657 | 568 | 482 | 362 | 352 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:16PM1.59m | 5:31AM1.47m | 5:41PM1.46m | 5:58AM1.35m | 6:07PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.22m | 11:33AM0.30m | 11:52PM0.34m | 12:01PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 189 | 157 | 301 | 254 | 243 | 238 | 190 | 181 | 140 | 137 | 112 | 587 | 674 | 711 | 657 | 568 | 482 | 362 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 76 | 54 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 92 | 144 | 220 | 305 | 147 | 109 | 87 | 87 | 69 | 92 | 92 | 116 | 352 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | — | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 17 | SW 6 | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 24 | — | 29 | 28 | 29 | 184 | 16 | — | 28 | 20 | 27 | — | — | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 35 | 73 | 83 | 339 | — | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 116 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 129 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
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