Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 2AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 373 | 273 | 275 | 248 | 130 | 103 | 108 | 84 | 83 | 97 | 219 | 624 | 1243 | 1333 | 904 | 774 | 824 | 902 | 770 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.12m | 1:02PM1.29m | 1:15AM1.27m | 1:34PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.70m | 6:37AM0.57m | 7:14PM0.53m | 7:15AM0.42m | 7:46PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 373 | 273 | 275 | 248 | 130 | 99 | 88 | 81 | 83 | 97 | 219 | 624 | 1243 | 1333 | 904 | 774 | 824 | 902 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 56 | 103 | 83 | 84 | 46 | 35 | 99 | 99 | 81 | 71 | 76 | 76 | 58 | 55 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ENE 8 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 5 | NE 7 | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 24 | 31 | 33 | 27 | 46 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 53 | 106 | 271 | 108 | 36 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 770 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 781 | 19 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 31 | 619 | 908 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 277 | 202 | 157 | 283 |
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