Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 5PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s 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 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 103 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 0 | 421 | 553 | 443 | 198 | 107 | 72 | 99 | 147 | 163 | 123 | 133 | 113 | 76 | 54 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.79m | 4:40AM1.65m | 4:51PM1.70m | 5:06AM1.58m | 5:16PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.04m | 10:34PM0.05m | 10:40AM0.10m | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:07AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 149 | 103 | 99 | 98 | 700 | 434 | 248 | 171 | 106 | 119 | 138 | 157 | 167 | 129 | 119 | 173 | 185 | 210 | 225 | 225 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 78 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 96 | 94 | 85 | 83 | 88 | 57 | 69 | 72 | 58 | 48 | 163 | 123 | 133 | 113 | 76 | 54 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | NE 7 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 25 | 8 | 99 | 147 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 785 | 785 | 799 | 780 | 838 | 75 | 421 | 553 | 443 | 198 | 107 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 14 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 276 | 747 | 192 | 90 | 0 | 202 | 157 | 157 | 109 | 561 | 157 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 120 | 78 | 90 |
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