Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 8PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2469 | 2199 | 1438 | 4377 | 3639 | 2049 | 1507 | 1117 | 987 | 807 | 752 | 647 | 501 | 553 | 634 | 711 | 700 | 606 | 543 | 309 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.03m | 00:57AM1.16m | 1:44PM1.12m | 1:58AM1.25m | 2:31PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.70m | 7:28AM0.61m | 7:40PM0.61m | 8:19AM0.49m | 8:29PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 261 | 643 | 1056 | 57 | 3639 | 2049 | 1507 | 454 | 433 | 445 | 415 | 395 | 415 | 373 | 294 | 711 | 700 | 606 | 543 | 309 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 60 | 59 | 43 | 57 | 55 | 338 | 488 | 1117 | 987 | 807 | 752 | 647 | 501 | 553 | 634 | 294 | 203 | 152 | 109 | 302 | 295 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | E 8 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 18 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 47 | — | — | 37 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 50 | — | 63 | 74 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2469 | 2199 | 1438 | 4377 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | 39 | 99 | 195 | 236 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 561 | 436 | 277 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 127 | 573 | 573 | 296 | 90 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Margate surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest