Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 7PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 862 | 396 | 373 | 362 | 351 | 346 | 351 | 351 | 282 | 237 | 237 | 186 | 430 | 0 | 248 | 441 | 275 | 232 | 514 | 444 | 361 | 580 | 869 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:42PM1.40m | 1:06AM1.29m | 1:27PM1.53m | 1:48AM1.40m | 2:03PM1.63m | 2:23AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.45m | 7:05AM0.39m | 7:46PM0.32m | 7:46AM0.29m | 8:19PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | 6:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 150 | 396 | 373 | 362 | 351 | 346 | 351 | 351 | 253 | 237 | 237 | 1207 | 826 | 523 | 368 | 277 | 275 | 232 | 514 | 444 | 361 | 580 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 126 | 86 | 68 | 66 | 38 | 28 | 39 | 39 | — | — | — | 186 | — | — | 140 | 261 | 188 | 192 | 192 | 161 | 138 | 105 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 41 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 133 | 129 | 294 | 44 | 88 | 152 | 252 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 862 | 82 | 58 | 29 | — | — | 73 | 128 | 282 | 467 | 993 | 1824 | 430 | 266 | 248 | 441 | — | — | 212 | 201 | — | — | 869 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 281 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 90 | 127 | 747 | 349 | 188 | 93 | 82 | 138 | 9 | 9 | 157 | 747 | 277 | 76 | 109 | 9 | 76 |
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