Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 10PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1206 | 393 | 826 | 842 | 1667 | 1861 | 1797 | 1903 | 1666 | 1317 | 998 | 800 | 597 | 381 | 389 | 508 | 577 | 1474 | 1279 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.40m | 2:26PM1.42m | 2:43AM1.54m | 3:11PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.48m | 8:12AM0.35m | 8:31PM0.32m | 8:57AM0.19m | 9:17PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 53 | 43 | 63 | 60 | 43 | 44 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 94 | 381 | 302 | 467 | 516 | 1474 | 1279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 65 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 65 | 230 | 389 | 508 | 577 | 177 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | SW 13 | — | NE 8 | — | — | NE 7 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 62 | — | 9 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 23 | 43 | 121 | 184 | 179 | 146 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1206 | 393 | 826 | 842 | 1667 | 1861 | 1797 | 1903 | 1666 | 1317 | 998 | 800 | 597 | — | 292 | 247 | 403 | 481 | 423 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 794 | 281 | 338 | 483 | 747 | 562 | 619 | 908 | 277 | 109 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 747 | 794 | 277 | 202 |
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