Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Margate today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Margate at 7PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Margate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 60 | 115 | 357 | 508 | 538 | 569 | 479 | 530 | 553 | 564 | 1020 | 926 | 592 | 414 | 512 | 881 | 2526 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:59PM1.47m | 7:05AM1.30m | 7:28PM1.32m | 7:36AM1.15m | 8:04PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:07AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | 1:40AM0.56m | 1:43PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 256 | 212 | 207 | 169 | 164 | 160 | 160 | 508 | 538 | 569 | 479 | 530 | 86 | 109 | 81 | 65 | 299 | 209 | 326 | 322 | 2526 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 5 | — | — | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 24 | 27 | 357 | 157 | 122 | 119 | 92 | 90 | 20 | — | — | 17 | 33 | 36 | 164 | 881 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 28 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 60 | 115 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | 164 | 33 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | SE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 123 | 62 | 35 | 31 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | 261 | 105 | 122 | 553 | 564 | 1020 | 926 | 592 | 414 | 512 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 283 | 109 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 90 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 52 | 281 | 436 | 157 | 277 | 109 | 157 | 0 | 0 |
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