Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 5PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 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 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1002 | 874 | 731 | 476 | 468 | 331 | 269 | 269 | 192 | 189 | 249 | 233 | 288 | 422 | 411 | 697 | 585 | 893 | 1820 | 2407 | 3377 | 3798 | 5268 | 6827 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.49m | 4:26AM1.55m | 4:52PM1.52m | 4:57AM1.56m | 5:24PM1.55m | 5:28AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.22m | 10:18PM0.30m | 10:38AM0.19m | 10:51PM0.29m | 11:09AM0.17m | 11:24PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 13 |
| kJ | 1002 | 874 | 731 | 476 | 468 | 331 | 269 | 269 | 192 | 189 | 297 | 247 | 203 | 251 | 265 | 697 | 585 | 88 | 55 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 101 | 127 | 125 | 119 | 94 | 92 | — | 26 | 26 | 249 | 233 | 288 | 422 | 411 | 181 | 116 | 66 | 40 | 37 | 24 | 17 | 31 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 142 | 181 | 153 | 203 | 79 | 105 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | SW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 41 | 165 | 287 | 345 | 363 | 400 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 16 | 138 | 893 | 1820 | 2407 | 3377 | 3798 | 5268 | 6827 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 127 | 90 | 126 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 109 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 120 | 794 | 76 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 40 |
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