Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (07 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 4AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 06). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 5 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 442 | 365 | 293 | 271 | 227 | 181 | 193 | 209 | 166 | 115 | 80 | 59 | 41 | 51 | 30 | 45 | 54 | 251 | 102 | 100 | 166 | 545 | 390 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:34PM1.34m | 7:40AM1.26m | 8:31PM1.31m | 8:43AM1.20m | 9:39PM1.32m | 10:04AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.55m | 1:59PM0.44m | 2:45AM0.58m | 3:00PM0.49m | 4:02AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 686 | 650 | 638 | 608 | 608 | 643 | 643 | 631 | 599 | 588 | 562 | 487 | 477 | 467 | 400 | 514 | 452 | 333 | 284 | 277 | 271 | 228 | 181 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 442 | 365 | 293 | 271 | 227 | 181 | 193 | 209 | 166 | 115 | 80 | 59 | 41 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 54 | 31 | 13 | 100 | 100 | 5 | 92 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 15 | 51 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 251 | 102 | 14 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 45 | — | — | 52 | 119 | 166 | 545 | 390 | 247 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 127 | 127 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 90 | 109 | 9 | 129 | 90 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 109 | 109 |
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