Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 6AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 298 | 620 | 870 | 1010 | 892 | 1856 | 1930 | 1647 | 1586 | 1307 | 956 | 2357 | 3431 | 4945 | 5716 | 4949 | 3545 | 2740 | 2140 | 1665 | 1327 | 1042 | 892 | 347 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:28AM1.35m | 2:52PM1.41m | 2:57AM1.48m | 3:19PM1.55m | 3:24AM1.59m | 3:44PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.37m | 8:53PM0.38m | 9:06AM0.23m | 9:20PM0.26m | 9:31AM0.12m | 9:47PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 298 | 620 | 870 | 1010 | 892 | 1856 | 1930 | 1647 | 1586 | 1307 | 956 | 2357 | 3431 | 4945 | 5716 | 4949 | 3545 | 2740 | 2140 | 1665 | 1327 | 1042 | 892 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 64 | 61 | 61 | 17 | 368 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 274 | 677 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 133 | 132 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 29 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 181 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 200 | 336 | 525 | 809 | 1033 | 1392 | 1651 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 277 | 202 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 283 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 573 | 573 | 573 | 573 | 573 | 296 |
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