Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 4AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | S 22 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 54 | 71 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 75 | 58 | 188 | 211 | 200 | 158 | 114 | 113 | 80 | 79 | 0 | 9 | 459 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34AM1.07m | 10:56PM1.07m | 12:15PM1.18m | 00:45AM1.20m | 1:18PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.65m | 4:06PM0.73m | 5:32AM0.65m | 6:38PM0.61m | 6:56AM0.49m | 7:35PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 435 | 405 | 405 | 423 | 499 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 484 | 474 | 455 | 480 | 599 | 665 | 670 | 538 | 561 | 680 | 694 | 709 | 632 | 502 | 453 | 424 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | S 22 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 18 | 28 | 32 | 41 | 54 | 71 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 75 | 58 | 58 | 211 | 200 | 158 | 114 | 113 | 80 | 79 | — | 9 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 18 | SSE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 41 | 61 | 58 | 36 | 188 | 44 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 83 | 42 | — | — | — | 41 | 215 | 459 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 24 | 931 | 129 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 93 | 127 | 573 | 127 | 99 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 99 | 127 | 794 | 76 |
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