Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 21s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 7PM is: 0.7m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s 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 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 249 | 404 | 557 | 490 | 637 | 460 | 316 | 197 | 129 | 125 | 94 | 98 | 61 | 54 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.83m | 4:37AM1.75m | 5:00PM1.86m | 5:09AM1.72m | 5:32PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:43AM-0.06m | 11:07PM0.05m | 11:14AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 11 |
| kJ | 361 | 338 | 126 | 267 | 238 | 251 | 290 | 282 | 237 | 284 | 234 | 333 | 377 | 386 | 470 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 517 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 69 | 249 | 295 | 104 | 490 | 637 | 460 | 316 | 197 | 129 | 125 | 64 | 60 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 16 | S 10 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 258 | 66 | 404 | 557 | 206 | 17 | 44 | 36 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 230 | 207 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 70 | 115 | 94 | 98 | 61 | 54 | 689 | 653 | 628 | 641 | 679 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 127 | 127 | 99 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 127 | 127 | 578 | 169 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 90 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
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