Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 3PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2125 | 1840 | 1609 | 1339 | 1230 | 1057 | 931 | 917 | 1044 | 1818 | 1869 | 420 | 407 | 586 | 1047 | 897 | 737 | 645 | 494 | 407 | 400 | 381 | 170 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:45AM1.69m | 3:14PM1.57m | 3:32AM1.72m | 4:00PM1.63m | 4:18AM1.72m | 4:46PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM0.13m | 9:15PM0.15m | 9:48AM0.08m | 10:03PM0.12m | 10:32AM0.06m | 10:51PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2125 | 1840 | 1609 | 1339 | 1230 | 1057 | 931 | 917 | 232 | 170 | 126 | 420 | 350 | 435 | 1047 | 897 | 737 | 645 | 494 | 407 | 400 | 381 | 129 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 71 | 70 | 47 | 45 | 57 | 87 | 110 | 183 | — | — | 22 | 106 | 76 | 400 | 48 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 170 | 225 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 49 | 47 | — | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | — | — | — | 21 | 12 | 57 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 121 | 105 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | 24 | — | 39 | 36 | 112 | — | — | — | 1044 | 1818 | 1869 | 414 | 407 | 586 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 90 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 157 | 338 | 747 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 76 | 19 | 0 |
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