Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 530 | 347 | 265 | 260 | 207 | 150 | 221 | 217 | 186 | 284 | 258 | 249 | 295 | 557 | 490 | 637 | 460 | 316 | 197 | 129 | 125 | 84 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:25AM1.65m | 3:50PM1.74m | 4:02AM1.72m | 4:26PM1.83m | 4:37AM1.75m | 5:00PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.06m | 9:57PM0.09m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:43AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 893 | 840 | 848 | 924 | 827 | 716 | 615 | 536 | 453 | 379 | 370 | 313 | 167 | 262 | 301 | 273 | 339 | 339 | 327 | 325 | 377 | 426 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 530 | 246 | 169 | 260 | 207 | 150 | 221 | 217 | 173 | 156 | 258 | 249 | 113 | 109 | 490 | 637 | 460 | 67 | 43 | 129 | 125 | 64 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 24 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 17 | SSW 21 | SW 16 | S 10 | SE 7 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 190 | 347 | 265 | 88 | 32 | 70 | 162 | 190 | 186 | 284 | 68 | 66 | 295 | 557 | 206 | 30 | 54 | 316 | 197 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 45 | 66 | 84 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 794 | 794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 742 | 127 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 93 |
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