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Current conditions

Sun Nov 8, 5pm SAST · Updated

Surf rating: Very Poor · 1.0/5

Surf

0.9ft

Flat · 13s period

From SSW 195°

Wind

7mph

3 mph gusts · Cross-shore

From SW 218°

Swells

  • 7.5ft 13s Primary · S

Tide

1.6ft

Falling · low 9:00pm, -2.6ft

Water

74°F

1-2mm wetsuit

Shorty Wetsuit

Weather

56°F

Chance of Rain

315 225 135 45 W S E N
SurfWind
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Next 7 days

  1. Today 11/8 1–5ft
  2. Tomorrow 11/9 5–7ft
  3. Tue 11/10 8–9ft
  4. Wed 11/11 7–8ft
  5. Thu 11/12 5–6ft
  6. Fri 11/13 4ft
  7. Sat 11/14 3ft

Surf, wind & weather Full surf forecast

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Sunday 11/8 Monday 11/9 Tuesday 11/10 Wednesday 11/11 Thursday 11/12 Friday 11/13 Saturday 11/14

Surf ft

2.2 2.2 2.4 2.8 2.6 0.9 4.8 4.8 4.9 5 5 5.5 5.9 6.3 7.1 7.5 7.8 7.6 7.8 7.9 8.1 8.3 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.3 8.2 8.1 7.7 7.5 7.4 7 6.3 6.1 5.7 6 6.1 5.7 4.9 5.2 4.4 4.4 4.2 4 4 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1
11s 11s 13s 13s 13s 13s 13s 13s 13s 13s 12s 12s 12s 12s 12s 9s 9s 11s 10s 10s 10s 11s 11s 11s 11s 11s 11s 10s 10s 10s 10s 10s 10s 10s 10s 9s 9s 9s 9s 9s 9s 9s 9s 9s 9s 9s 8s 8s 11s 11s 11s 11s 11s 11s 11s 10s

Wind mph

16-1 17+2 20-1 17+0 12-1 7-4 5-3 5-3 2+0 7-4 11+2 20-1 22-3 23+2 23+7 23+4 21-14 17-11 15-14 19-16 17-11 13-9 9-7 4-2 4-1 4-1 3-2 6-1 7-1 3+2 4-2 9-7 8-5 7-4 6-2 6+2 8+1 9+0 6-1 3-2 2+0 2-1 2-1 4+0 9-1 8+1 3-1 4-2 4-1 4-2 3-2 2-2 2+0 5+15 16+7 15+5

Tide ft

3:00am 2.2ft 9:00am -2.4ft 3:00pm 2.8ft 9:00pm -2.6ft 3:00am 2.3ft 9:00am -2.4ft 4:00pm 2.7ft 10:00pm -2.7ft 4:00am 2.3ft 10:00am -2.4ft 4:00pm 2.7ft 10:00pm -2.6ft 4:00am 2.2ft 10:00am -2.2ft 5:00pm 2.4ft 11:00pm -2.5ft 5:00am 2.1ft 11:00am -2ft 5:00pm 2.2ft 11:00pm -2.3ft 5:00am 1.8ft 11:00am -1.7ft 5:00pm 1.8ft 12:00am -2ft 6:00am 1.6ft 12:00pm -1.4ft 6:00pm 1.5ft 12:00am -1.7ft

Weather °F

Chance of Rain58° Chance of Rain57° Chance of Rain57° Chance of Rain56° Chance of Rain56° Chance of Rain56° Chance of Rain55° Cloudy55° Mostly Cloudy50° Clear49° Clear65° Mostly Cloudy74° Mostly Cloudy70° Cloudy63° Partly Cloudy58° Mostly Clear57° Partly Cloudy54° Partly Cloudy53° Partly Cloudy73° Clear84° Partly Cloudy83° Cloudy70° Partly Cloudy61° Clear60° Clear57° Clear56° Clear80° Clear87° Clear85° Clear73° Clear60° Clear58° Clear56° Clear55° Clear75° Clear83° Mostly Clear79° Chance of Rain67° Chance of Rain65° Chance of Rain64° Chance of Rain63° Cloudy63° Cloudy67° Cloudy77° Cloudy74° Chance of Rain67° Chance of Rain65° Chance of Rain64° Chance of Rain63° Cloudy63° Chance of Rain63° Cloudy69° Cloudy69° Chance of Rain62° Chance of Rain61° Cloudy60°
Time Surf Swells Wind Weather
Sunday 11/8
2am 2.2ft 1.3ft8s 6.2ft11s 16mph -1 Cross-shore 58°FChance of Rain
5am 2.2ft 1.3ft8s 6.2ft11s 17mph +2 Cross-shore 57°FChance of Rain
8am 2.4ft 3.9ft12s 1.3ft8s 5.9ft6s 20mph -1 Cross-shore 57°FChance of Rain
11am 2.8ft 4.6ft13s 1.6ft7s 6.2ft6s 17mph +0 Cross-shore 56°FChance of Rain
2pm 2.6ft 7.2ft13s 1.6ft7s 12mph -1 Cross-shore 56°FChance of Rain
Now 0.9ft 7.5ft13s 7mph -4 Cross-shore 56°FChance of Rain
8pm 4.8ft 5.9ft13s 3.9ft7s 5mph -3 Offshore 55°FChance of Rain
11pm 4.8ft 5.6ft12s 3.9ft7s 5mph -3 Offshore 55°FCloudy
Monday 11/9
2am 4.9ft 5.6ft12s 3.9ft7s 2mph +0 Cross-shore 50°FMostly Cloudy
5am 5ft 5.2ft12s 3.9ft7s 7mph -4 Cross-shore 49°FClear
8am 5ft 4.9ft12s 3.9ft7s 11mph +2 Cross-shore 65°FClear
11am 5.5ft 4.6ft12s 4.3ft7s 20mph -1 Cross-shore 74°FMostly Cloudy
2pm 5.9ft 4.3ft12s 4.6ft7s 22mph -3 Cross-shore 70°FMostly Cloudy
5pm 6.3ft 3.9ft11s 4.9ft7s 23mph +2 Cross-shore 63°FCloudy
8pm 7.1ft 5.6ft8s 3.3ft11s 23mph +7 Cross-shore 58°FPartly Cloudy
11pm 7.5ft 5.9ft8s 3ft11s 23mph +4 Cross-shore 57°FMostly Clear
Tuesday 11/10
2am 7.8ft 5.9ft8s 2.6ft11s 21mph -14 Cross-shore 54°FPartly Cloudy
5am 7.6ft 5.9ft8s 2.6ft11s 17mph -11 Cross-shore 53°FPartly Cloudy
8am 7.8ft 5.9ft9s 2.3ft11s 15mph -14 Cross-shore 73°FPartly Cloudy
11am 7.9ft 5.9ft9s 2ft10s 19mph -16 Cross-shore 84°FClear
2pm 8.1ft 5.9ft10s 2ft10s 17mph -11 Cross-shore 83°FPartly Cloudy
5pm 8.3ft 5.9ft10s 2.3ft10s 13mph -9 Cross-shore 70°FCloudy
8pm 8.7ft 6.2ft10s 2.3ft10s 9mph -7 Cross-shore 61°FPartly Cloudy
11pm 8.8ft 6.2ft10s 2ft10s 4mph -2 Offshore 60°FClear
Wednesday 11/11
2am 8.7ft 6.2ft10s 2ft10s 4mph -1 Offshore 57°FClear
5am 8.3ft 5.9ft10s 2ft10s 4mph -1 Offshore 56°FClear
8am 8.2ft 5.6ft10s 1.6ft10s 3mph -2 Cross-shore 80°FClear
11am 8.1ft 5.6ft10s 1.6ft10s 6mph -1 Onshore 87°FClear
2pm 7.7ft 5.2ft10s 1.6ft10s 7mph -1 Onshore 85°FClear
5pm 7.5ft 4.9ft10s 1.3ft10s 3mph +2 Onshore 73°FClear
8pm 7.4ft 4.9ft10s 1.3ft10s 4mph -2 Offshore 60°FClear
11pm 7ft 4.6ft9s 1.3ft9s 9mph -7 Offshore 58°FClear
Thursday 11/12
2am 6.3ft 4.3ft9s 1.6ft12s 8mph -5 Cross-shore 56°FClear
5am 6.1ft 3.9ft9s 1.6ft12s 1.3ft3s 7mph -4 Offshore 55°FClear
8am 5.7ft 3.9ft9s 2ft11s 6mph -2 Cross-shore 75°FClear
11am 6ft 3.6ft9s 1.6ft11s 6mph +2 Cross-shore 83°FClear
2pm 6.1ft 3.6ft9s 1.3ft11s 8mph +1 Onshore 79°FMostly Clear
5pm 5.7ft 3.3ft9s 1.3ft11s 9mph +0 Onshore 67°FChance of Rain
8pm 4.9ft 3.3ft9s 2.3ft13s 6mph -1 Cross-shore 65°FChance of Rain
11pm 5.2ft 3ft8s 2.6ft13s 3mph -2 Cross-shore 64°FChance of Rain
Friday 11/13
2am 4.4ft 3.3ft12s 3ft8s 2mph +0 Offshore 63°FChance of Rain
5am 4.4ft 3.3ft12s 3ft8s 2mph -1 Offshore 63°FCloudy
8am 4.2ft 3.3ft12s 2.6ft8s 2mph -1 Cross-shore 67°FCloudy
11am 4ft 3ft11s 2.6ft8s 4mph +0 Onshore 77°FCloudy
2pm 4ft 3ft11s 2.6ft8s 9mph -1 Onshore 74°FCloudy
5pm 3.5ft 3ft11s 2.3ft8s 8mph +1 Onshore 67°FChance of Rain
8pm 3.8ft 2.6ft11s 2.3ft8s 3mph -1 Onshore 65°FChance of Rain
11pm 3.8ft 2.6ft11s 2.3ft8s 4mph -2 Cross-shore 64°FChance of Rain
Saturday 11/14
2am 3.1ft 2.6ft11s 2ft8s 4mph -1 Cross-shore 63°FChance of Rain
5am 3.1ft 2.6ft11s 2ft8s 4mph -2 Offshore 63°FCloudy
8am 3.1ft 2.6ft11s 2ft8s 3mph -2 Offshore 63°FChance of Rain
11am 3.1ft 2.6ft11s 2ft8s 2mph -2 Offshore 69°FCloudy
2pm 3.1ft 2.6ft11s 2ft8s 2mph +0 Cross-shore 69°FCloudy
5pm 3.1ft 2.6ft10s 2ft8s 5mph +15 Offshore 62°FChance of Rain
8pm 3.1ft 3ft10s 2ft8s 1ft2s 16mph +7 Offshore 61°FChance of Rain
11pm 3.1ft 3ft10s 2ft8s 1.6ft3s 15mph +5 Offshore 60°FCloudy

Tide & sun Full tide forecast

  1. Today 11/8

    • High 2.2ft
    • Low -2.4ft
    • High 2.8ft
    • Low -2.6ft

    Sunrise Sunset 13h 30m of daylight

  2. Tomorrow 11/9

    • High 2.3ft
    • Low -2.4ft
    • High 2.7ft
    • Low -2.7ft

    Sunrise Sunset 13h 32m of daylight

  3. Tuesday 11/10

    • High 2.3ft
    • Low -2.4ft
    • High 2.7ft
    • Low -2.6ft

    Sunrise Sunset 13h 33m of daylight

  4. Wednesday 11/11

    • High 2.2ft
    • Low -2.2ft
    • High 2.4ft
    • Low -2.5ft

    Sunrise Sunset 13h 35m of daylight

  5. Thursday 11/12

    • High 2.1ft
    • Low -2ft
    • High 2.2ft
    • Low -2.3ft

    Sunrise Sunset 13h 36m of daylight

  6. Friday 11/13

    • High 1.8ft
    • Low -1.7ft
    • High 1.8ft

    Sunrise Sunset 13h 37m of daylight

  7. Saturday 11/14

    • Low -2ft
    • High 1.6ft
    • Low -1.4ft
    • High 1.5ft

    Sunrise Sunset 13h 39m of daylight

  8. Sunday 11/15

    • Low -1.7ft
    • High 1.3ft
    • Low -1ft
    • High 1.1ft

    Sunrise Sunset 13h 40m of daylight

Spot guide See surf map

Margate is a beach break facing east. It works best with swell from the NE–SE and wind from the SW–NW, which blows offshore.

Faces
E96°
Best swell
NE–SEStraight at the beach
Best wind
SW–NWOffshore
Tide range
1.8–5.9 ftNeap to spring
Break
Beach break

-30.8623°, 30.3715°