Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 5PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1043 | 853 | 822 | 970 | 1098 | 1011 | 857 | 844 | 771 | 619 | 588 | 553 | 467 | 530 | 530 | 1319 | 637 | 730 | 742 | 784 | 660 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:39PM1.47m | 3:45AM1.55m | 4:09PM1.57m | 4:14AM1.61m | 4:37PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.27m | 9:38PM0.31m | 9:55AM0.18m | 10:08PM0.24m | 10:23AM0.10m | 10:38PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1043 | 853 | 822 | 770 | 592 | 665 | 568 | 561 | 771 | 619 | 588 | 553 | 467 | 466 | 392 | 399 | 569 | 553 | 523 | 480 | 660 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 11 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 39 | 26 | 44 | 49 | 96 | 94 | 127 | 545 | 538 | 494 | 419 | 437 | 530 | 530 | 83 | 62 | 61 | 85 | — | 474 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | 158 | 102 | 94 | 72 | 69 | 92 | 61 | 85 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | 286 | 527 | 787 | 970 | 1098 | 1011 | 857 | 844 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 1319 | 637 | 730 | 742 | 784 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 794 | 794 | 794 | 794 | 129 | 76 | 40 | 76 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 202 | 202 | 277 | 90 | 76 |
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