Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 2PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 336 | 2 | 245 | 210 | 160 | 134 | 124 | 120 | 108 | 293 | 200 | 147 | 264 | 236 | 277 | 249 | 458 | 1773 | 2867 | 3678 | 3476 | 2667 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:29AM1.22m | 6:37PM1.19m | 7:15AM1.08m | 7:30PM1.05m | 9:57AM0.99m | 10:58PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.59m | 1:02AM0.61m | 1:22PM0.74m | 2:29AM0.73m | 4:24PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 25 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 178 | 319 | 277 | 207 | 183 | 168 | 138 | 107 | 105 | 69 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 108 | 277 | 242 | 141 | 86 | 60 | 41 | 26 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | 336 | — | 245 | 82 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 163 | 149 | 293 | 200 | 31 | 264 | 236 | 123 | 249 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SW 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | 75 | 45 | 25 | 120 | 108 | 36 | 35 | 147 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 327 | 175 | 98 | 218 | 210 | 160 | 134 | 124 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 10 | 27 | — | 458 | 1773 | 2867 | 3678 | 3476 | 2667 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 52 | 561 | 747 | 277 | 277 | 109 | 24 | 76 | 128 | 127 | 1186 | 429 | 93 | 90 | 0 | 93 | 282 | 780 | 747 | 747 | 562 | 76 |
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