Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 11AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 117mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 36 | 53 | 42 | 64 | 647 | 483 | 547 | 397 | 242 | 498 | 555 | 555 | 549 | 635 | 601 | 616 | 844 | 127 | 121 | 115 | 123 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:58AM1.48m | 6:12PM1.48m | 6:22AM1.34m | 6:36PM1.32m | 6:47AM1.19m | 7:02PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.27m | 00:21AM0.36m | 12:26PM0.42m | 00:48AM0.51m | 12:53PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 804 | 838 | 772 | 712 | 721 | 632 | 551 | 477 | 410 | 400 | 400 | 449 | 569 | 557 | 494 | 610 | 680 | 600 | 127 | 121 | 115 | 123 | 1249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 36 | 53 | 42 | 64 | 647 | — | 55 | 55 | 103 | 97 | 93 | 136 | 206 | 229 | 351 | 199 | 152 | — | — | — | — | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 12 | — | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 11 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 174 | 6 | — | 5 | 224 | 81 | 106 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | 167 | 396 | 483 | 547 | 397 | 242 | 498 | 555 | 555 | 549 | 635 | 601 | 616 | 844 | 1388 | 1320 | 1304 | 1458 | 1097 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 90 | 127 | 619 | 283 | 619 | 305 | 305 | 90 | 283 | 329 | 908 | 202 | 283 | 338 | 794 | 250 | 282 | 338 | 908 | 908 | 794 | 129 |
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