Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 10PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 09). An 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 (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 59 | 128 | 204 | 298 | 334 | 310 | 223 | 138 | 95 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.68m | 3:10AM1.65m | 3:30PM1.81m | 3:42AM1.73m | 4:01PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06PM0.15m | 9:15AM0.04m | 9:39PM0.05m | 9:46AM-0.04m | 10:09PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 62 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 59 | 547 | 412 | 291 | 262 | 227 | 202 | 230 | 235 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 33 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 128 | 204 | 298 | 334 | 310 | 223 | 138 | 95 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 18 | — | — | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 794 | 853 | 952 | 958 | 735 | 667 | 638 | 638 | 638 | 638 | — | 42 | 116 | 143 | 119 | 94 | 80 | 44 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 276 | 429 | 573 | 349 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 179 | 747 | 109 | 100 | 52 | 129 | 202 | 202 | 109 | 157 | 157 |
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