Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 6PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the NE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 238 | 180 | 330 | 180 | 201 | 298 | 620 | 870 | 1136 | 1010 | 2048 | 1930 | 1647 | 1433 | 1169 | 869 | 2137 | 2842 | 4001 | 5147 | 4878 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:24PM1.25m | 2:28AM1.35m | 2:52PM1.41m | 2:57AM1.48m | 3:19PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.52m | 8:23PM0.52m | 8:40AM0.37m | 8:53PM0.38m | 9:06AM0.23m | 9:20PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 238 | 180 | 330 | 79 | 201 | 298 | 620 | 870 | 1136 | 1010 | 2048 | 1930 | 1647 | 1433 | 1169 | 869 | 2137 | 2842 | 4001 | 5147 | 4878 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | SSW 18 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 115 | 90 | 87 | 180 | 73 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 6 | 368 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 271 | 534 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 16 | E 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 61 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 127 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 19 | 27 |
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