Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 109 | 113 | 93 | 223 | 688 | 826 | 900 | 808 | 778 | 649 | 461 | 372 | 330 | 264 | 229 | 168 | 163 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:30PM1.89m | 4:41AM1.74m | 4:58PM1.85m | 5:08AM1.68m | 5:24PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.00m | 10:43AM-0.03m | 11:05PM0.05m | 11:10AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 109 | 109 | 113 | 93 | 98 | 688 | 826 | 900 | 808 | 778 | 649 | 461 | 372 | 221 | 264 | 229 | 168 | 163 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | 94 | 96 | 101 | 223 | 106 | 54 | 104 | 107 | 141 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 330 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 58 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 222 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 206 | 67 | 281 | 281 | 182 | 319 | 642 | 890 | 1239 | 1576 | 2473 | 2875 | 3812 | 4919 | 4530 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 99 | 99 | 127 | 99 | 43 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 783 | 747 | 573 | 573 | 578 | 429 | 429 | 429 | 281 | 140 |
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