Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 11PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 561 | 561 | 457 | 422 | 394 | 1095 | 245 | 202 | 202 | 212 | 249 | 206 | 257 | 209 | 367 | 436 | 441 | 310 | 268 | 268 | 178 | 156 | 126 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:12PM1.28m | 11:48AM1.11m | 00:19AM1.28m | 12:57PM1.16m | 1:16AM1.32m | 1:50PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.57m | 5:41AM0.60m | 5:42PM0.59m | 6:47AM0.55m | 6:51PM0.56m | 7:39AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 561 | 561 | 457 | 422 | 394 | 51 | 245 | 202 | 202 | 212 | 249 | 206 | 257 | 209 | 367 | 436 | 441 | 310 | 268 | 268 | 178 | 156 | 116 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 4 | SSW 18 | E 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 91 | 88 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 3 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 31 | 28 | 126 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SW 12 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | E 7 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | — | SW 20 | SSE 5 | — | — | S 10 | SSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 71 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 87 | 52 | 80 | 79 | 49 | 125 | 143 | 124 | — | 16 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 34 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1095 | 139 | 78 | 39 | 37 | 29 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 35 | 39 | 88 | 114 | 112 | 132 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 202 | 277 | 157 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 93 |
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