Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 1PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
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 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | 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 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 664 | 650 | 631 | 532 | 442 | 365 | 293 | 232 | 227 | 181 | 193 | 173 | 166 | 118 | 84 | 61 | 45 | 89 | 82 | 32 | 54 | 268 | 0 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50AM1.34m | 7:34PM1.34m | 7:40AM1.26m | 8:31PM1.31m | 8:43AM1.20m | 9:39PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM0.39m | 1:40AM0.55m | 1:59PM0.44m | 2:45AM0.58m | 3:00PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 664 | 650 | 631 | 532 | 686 | 724 | 638 | 608 | 608 | 643 | 643 | 611 | 599 | 577 | 501 | 477 | 410 | 400 | 504 | 339 | 333 | 279 | 325 | 271 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | 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 9 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 233 | 228 | 344 | 497 | 442 | 365 | 293 | 232 | 227 | 181 | 193 | 173 | 166 | 118 | 84 | 61 | 42 | 46 | 23 | 13 | 49 | 40 | 17 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | NE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 157 | 126 | 117 | 99 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 37 | 30 | 32 | 54 | 45 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 20 | 34 | 45 | 89 | 82 | 54 | — | 268 | 145 | 367 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 90 | 109 | 9 | 76 | 90 | 76 |
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