Burning Swell
☆ Favourite Share Log a surf

Margate

faces 125° SE · KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · −30.912, 30.336

Times in SAST

Poor · best window 08:00–00:00
1.5 m
13 s period · SSW 198°
Crossed swells, 12° inside the swell window · sampled 18 km offshore
Wind
1 km/h
W · glassyW 269° · glassy
Tide
0.5 m
falling · L 00:00falling · low 00:00 (−0.5 m)
Energy
14 kJ
poor
Sky
22°
clear · feels 22°clear · feels 22° · water 23° · OISST 13 Oct, preliminary
Ensemble · 06Z3 of 3 models reporting · updated 13:47 UTC

Next 16 days

tap a day for its hourspick a day for hour by hour · ← → step it · 3-hourly to day 16
  • swell · 10–14 s
  • wind swell · under 10 s
  • offshore
  • cross
  • onshore
  • glassy
  • band: the models' spread

Hourly detail

Thursday 8 October fairbest 00:00–01:00 · light 05:30–18:02

00 
fair
2.4 m14s SSW2.1 + 1.2 mtide0.2 ↑
cross 9 km/hgust13 km/h 18°
36 kJ
03 
poor
2.3 m10s SE1.9 + 1.2 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 11 km/hgust16 km/h 17°
23 kJ
06 
poor
2.2 m10s SE1.8 + 1.2 + 0.7 mtide −0.3↓
cross 13 km/hgust26 km/h 16°
22 kJ
09 
poor
2.2 m10s ESE1.8 + 1.1 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross 22 km/hgust28 km/h 21°
21 kJ
12 
poor
2.2 m15s SSW1.7 + 1.1 mtide0.3 ↑
cross 31 km/hgust30 km/h 22°
33 kJ
15 
poor
2.2 m15s SSW1.7 + 1.1 mtide0.9 ↓
cross 25 km/hgust27 km/h 22°
32 kJ
18 
poor
2.2 m14s SSW1.7 + 1.1 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross 17 km/hgust27 km/h 20°
31 kJ
21 
poor
2.1 m14s SSW1.5 + 1.3 + 0.8 mtide −0.8↑
cross 12 km/hgust20 km/h 20°
28 kJ

Friday 9 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:28–18:03

00 
poor
2.1 m15s SSW1.5 + 1.0 + 0.7 mtide 0.1↑
cross 6 km/hgust8 km/h 19°
30 kJ
03 
poor
2.0 m15s SSW1.5 + 1.2 + 0.7 mtide 0.8↓
cross 9 km/hgust12 km/h 19°
29 kJ
06 
poor
2.0 m15s SSW1.5 + 1.2 + 0.6 mtide −0.1↓
cross 6 km/hgust7 km/h 19°
27 kJ
09 
poor
1.9 m15s SSW1.5 + 1.1 + 0.6 mtide −0.8↑
cross 12 km/hgust11 km/h 23°
25 kJ
12 
poor
1.9 m14s SSW1.5 + 1.1 mtide0.1 ↑
cross 27 km/hgust27 km/h 23°
25 kJ
15 
poor
2.0 m14s SSW1.4 + 1.0 + 0.4 mtide 0.9↓
cross 30 km/hgust34 km/h 23°
27 kJ
18 
poor
2.0 m14s SSW1.4 + 1.0 + 0.4 mtide 0.1↓
cross 20 km/hgust32 km/h 21°
25 kJ
21 
poor
2.0 m14s SSW1.3 + 1.0 mtide−0.8 ↑
cross 21 km/hgust34 km/h 20°
25 kJ

Saturday 10 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:27–18:04

00 
poor
2.0 m14s SSW1.3 + 1.0 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross 16 km/hgust26 km/h 20°
23 kJ
03 
poor
1.9 m14s SSW1.3 + 0.9 mtide0.8 ↓
cross 11 km/hgust17 km/h 19°
22 kJ
06 
poor
1.8 m14s SSW1.3 + 0.9 mtide0.1 ↓
cross 6 km/hgust9 km/h 19°
21 kJ
09 
poor
1.9 m14s SSW1.5 + 0.9 + 0.7 mtide −0.9↑
cross 4 km/hgust6 km/h 20°
21 kJ
12 
poor
1.9 m13s SSW1.6 + 0.9 + 0.5 mtide −0.2↑
cross 6 km/hgust12 km/h 21°
22 kJ
15 
poor
1.9 m13s SSW1.7 + 0.9 mtide0.9 ↑
cross 15 km/hgust17 km/h 22°
22 kJ
18 
poor
1.9 m13s SSW1.6 + 0.9 mtide0.3 ↓
cross 10 km/hgust18 km/h 21°
20 kJ
21 
poor
1.9 m12s SSW1.6 + 0.9 mtide−0.8 ↓
cross 7 km/hgust11 km/h 21°
20 kJ

Sunday 11 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:26–18:04

00 
poor
1.7 m12s SSW1.5 + 0.9 mtide−0.3 ↑
cross 24 km/hgust39 km/h 21°
17 kJ
03 
poor
1.9 m12s S1.4 + 0.9 mtide0.8 ↑
cross 18 km/hgust35 km/h 21°
19 kJ
06 
poor
2.0 m12s S1.2 + 0.8 mtide0.3 ↓
cross 10 km/hgust11 km/h 21°
21 kJ
09 
poor
2.1 m12s S1.3 + 0.9 mtide−0.8 ↓
cross 19 km/hgust18 km/h 25°
25 kJ
12 
poor
2.3 m12s S1.2 mtide−0.4 ↑
cross 27 km/hgust31 km/h 26°
28 kJ
15 
poor
2.3 m12s S1.2 mtide0.8 ↑
cross 16 km/hgust24 km/h 25°
28 kJ
18 
poor
2.2 m12s S1.8 + 1.1 + 0.6 mtide 0.5↓
cross 13 km/hgust20 km/h 22°
26 kJ
21 
poor
2.3 m8s ENE1.9 + 1.2 mtide−0.7 ↓
offshore 11 km/hgust13 km/h 23°
19 kJ

Monday 12 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:24–18:05

00 
poor
2.1 m13s S1.2 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross 15 km/hgust19 km/h 22°
25 kJ
03 
poor
2.1 m13s S1.2 mtide0.7 ↑
cross 11 km/hgust12 km/h 22°
25 kJ
06 
poor
2.2 m13s S1.1 mtide0.5 ↓
cross 13 km/hgust14 km/h 22°
28 kJ
09 
poor
2.3 m12s S1.1 mtide−0.7 ↓
cross 20 km/hgust19 km/h 26°
29 kJ
12 
poor
2.3 m8s ENE1.0 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross 25 km/hgust27 km/h 26°
18 kJ
15 
poor
2.2 m8s ENE1.0 mtide0.6 ↑
cross 26 km/hgust33 km/h 26°
17 kJ
18 
poor
2.2 m8s ENE0.9 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 23 km/hgust34 km/h 23°
17 kJ
21 
poor
2.1 m8s ENE0.8 mtide−0.6 ↓
cross 18 km/hgust20 km/h 23°
16 kJ

Tuesday 13 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:23–18:06

00 
poor
1.9 m8s ENE1.8 + 0.8 mtide−0.6 ↑
cross 23 km/hgust48 km/h 23°
13 kJ
03 
poor
2.3 m8s ENE1.5 mtide0.5 ↑
cross 30 km/hgust48 km/h 21°
19 kJ
06 
poor
2.7 m7s SSW1.3 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 31 km/hgust49 km/h 20°
23 kJ
09 
poor
2.6 m7s SSW1.1 mtide−0.5 ↓
cross 22 km/hgust31 km/h 21°
22 kJ
12 
poor
2.1 m8s S0.8 + 0.8 + 0.6 mtide −0.6↑
cross 19 km/hgust22 km/h 21°
16 kJ
15 
poor
1.9 m8s S0.9 + 0.8 mtide0.5 ↑
cross 20 km/hgust24 km/h 22° · 0.7 mm/h
13 kJ
18 
poor
1.9 m12s S0.9 + 0.8 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 14 km/hgust25 km/h 20° · 1.4 mm/h
20 kJ
21 
poor
1.7 m11s S1.3 + 0.9 + 0.8 mtide −0.4↓
offshore 7 km/hgust8 km/h 20° · 0.2 mm/h
15 kJ

Wednesday 14 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:22–18:06

00 
poor
1.6 m11s S1.0 + 0.9 + 0.8 mtide −0.6↑
cross 5 km/hgust5 km/h 20°
12 kJ
03 
poor
1.5 m11s S0.9 + 0.8 + 0.8 mtide 0.3↑
cross 7 km/hgust9 km/h 19°
11 kJ
06 
poor
1.5 m11s S0.9 + 0.9 + 0.7 mtide 0.6↓
cross 8 km/hgust13 km/h 20°
11 kJ
09 
poor
1.4 m10s S1.0 + 0.9 + 0.6 mtide −0.3↓
cross 13 km/hgust19 km/h 23°
10 kJ
12 
poor
1.4 m10s S1.1 + 0.9 mtide−0.6 ↑
cross 23 km/hgust26 km/h 24°
10 kJ
15 
poor
1.4 m10s S1.0 + 0.9 mtide0.3 ↑
cross 20 km/hgust25 km/h 24°
9 kJ
18 
poor
1.4 m10s S1.0 + 1.0 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 17 km/hgust23 km/h 23°
9 kJ
21 
poor
1.4 m10s S0.9 + 0.9 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross 11 km/hgust12 km/h 25°
9 kJ

Today 15 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:21–18:07 21° 23°

00 
poor
1.4 m10s SSE0.9 + 0.8 mtide−0.6 ↑
cross 9 km/hgust10 km/h 24°
8 kJ
03 
poor
1.4 m10s SSE0.8 + 0.8 mtide0.2 ↑
offshore 6 km/hgust7 km/h 24°
8 kJ
06 
poor
1.2 m10s SSE0.8 + 0.8 + 0.6 mtide 0.6↓
cross 6 km/hgust6 km/h 23°
7 kJ
09 
poor
1.4 m9s ESE1.0 + 0.3 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross 21 km/hgust21 km/h 24°
8 kJ
12 
poor
1.5 m9s SSE0.9 + 0.6 + 0.5 mtide −0.5↑
cross 18 km/hgust19 km/h 24°
9 kJ
15 
poor
1.5 m13s SSW0.9 + 0.8 mtide0.1 ↑
cross 14 km/hgust17 km/h 23°
14 kJ
now 
poor
1.5 m13s SSW1.1 + 0.8 + 0.8 mtide 0.5↓
glassy 1 km/hgust1 km/h 22°
14 kJ
21 
poor
1.6 m13s SSW1.4 + 0.8 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross 5 km/hgust5 km/h 21°
14 kJ

Friday 16 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:20–18:08 24° 23°

00 
poor
1.5 m13s SSW1.3 + 0.7 + 0.4 mtide −0.5↑
cross 5 km/hgust5 km/h 21°
14 kJ
03 
poor
1.6 m16s SSW1.2 + 0.8 + 0.7 mtide 0.0↑
cross 10 km/hgust13 km/h 21°
18 kJ
06 
poor
1.6 m16s SSW1.5 + 0.7 mtide0.5 ↓
glassy 1 km/hgust4 km/h 21°
19 kJ
09 
poor
1.8 m15s SSW1.7 + 0.6 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 9 km/hgust8 km/h 25°
22 kJ
12 
poor
1.8 m15s SSW1.7 + 0.7 mtide−0.4 ↑
onshore 9 km/hgust5 km/h 25°
23 kJ
15 
poor
1.9 m14s SSW1.7 + 0.7 mtide0.0 ↑
cross 9 km/hgust10 km/h 26°
22 kJ
18 
poor
1.9 m14s SSW1.6 mtide0.4 ↓
cross 15 km/hgust24 km/h 24°
22 kJ
21 
poor
1.9 m14s SSW1.5 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 16 km/hgust21 km/h 24°
23 kJ

Saturday 17 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:18–18:09 25° 23°

00 
poor
2.1 m13s SSW1.4 mtide−0.4 ↑
cross 11 km/hgust13 km/h 24°
26 kJ
03 
poor
2.1 m13s SSW1.3 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross 7 km/hgust8 km/h 24°
28 kJ
06 
poor
2.0 m13s SSW1.6 mtide0.3 ↑
cross 26 km/hgust53 km/h 21°
24 kJ
09 
poor
2.1 m13s SSW1.4 mtide0.1 ↓
cross 27 km/hgust33 km/h 25°
27 kJ
12 
poor
2.5 m7s SSW1.2 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross 36 km/hgust42 km/h 24°
19 kJ
15 
poor
2.4 m7s S1.0 mtide0.0 ↑
cross 32 km/hgust37 km/h 23°
19 kJ
18 
poor
2.3 m7s S0.9 mtide0.2 ↓
cross 28 km/hgust39 km/h 21°
17 kJ
21 
poor
2.3 m7s S0.8 mtide0.1 ↓
cross 22 km/hgust35 km/h 21°
18 kJ

Sunday 18 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:17–18:09 21° 23°

00 
poor
2.2 m7s S0.8 + 0.7 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross 17 km/hgust28 km/h 20°
16 kJ
03 
poor
2.0 m7s S0.8 + 0.6 + 0.3 mtide −0.1↑
cross 7 km/hgust12 km/h 20°
13 kJ
06 
poor
1.8 m12s SSW1.4 + 1.0 + 0.6 mtide 0.1↑
cross 6 km/hgust8 km/h 20°
17 kJ
09 
poor
1.7 m12s SSW1.2 + 1.1 + 0.6 mtide 0.1↓
onshore 9 km/hgust9 km/h 21°
16 kJ
12 
poor
1.7 m12s SSW1.0 + 1.0 + 0.8 mtide −0.1↓
cross 14 km/hgust15 km/h 21°
16 kJ
15 
poor
1.7 m13s SSW1.3 + 0.9 + 0.6 mtide −0.1↑
onshore 13 km/hgust14 km/h 21°
18 kJ
18 
poor
1.7 m13s SSW1.3 + 0.8 + 0.6 mtide 0.1↑
cross 21 km/hgust28 km/h 21°
17 kJ
21 
poor
1.7 m13s SSW1.5 + 0.6 mtide0.1 ↓
cross 13 km/hgust18 km/h 20°
16 kJ

Monday 19 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:16–18:10 18° 23°

00 
poor
1.7 m13s SSW1.5 + 0.7 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross 3 km/hgust8 km/h 19°
16 kJ
03 
poor
1.7 m13s SSW1.5 + 0.7 mtide−0.1 ↑
offshore 6 km/hgust8 km/h 18°
16 kJ
06 
poor
1.7 m13s SSW0.7 mtide0.0 ↑
cross 37 km/hgust53 km/h 18°
16 kJ
09 
poor
3.0 m7s SSW0.6 mtide0.1 ↑
cross 41 km/hgust63 km/h 19°
27 kJ
12 
poor
4.7 m9s SSW0.5 mtide0.1 ↓
cross 47 km/hgust69 km/h 19° · 0.4 mm/h
89 kJ
15 
poor
5.2 m11s SSW0.4 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 41 km/hgust68 km/h 18°
132 kJ
18 
poor
5.2 m11s SSW0.5 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross 37 km/hgust58 km/h 18°
136 kJ
21 
poor
4.9 m11s SSW0.5 mtide0.0 ↑
cross 31 km/hgust50 km/h 16°
123 kJ

Tuesday 20 October poorbest 04:00–08:00 · light 05:15–18:11 15° 23°

00 
poor
4.4 m12s SSW0.4 mtide0.1 ↓
cross 23 km/hgust40 km/h 15°
100 kJ
03 
poor
3.8 m12s SSW0.4 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 16 km/hgust32 km/h 14°
75 kJ
06 
good
3.3 m11s SSW3.3 + 0.4 mtide−0.2 ↑
cross 8 km/hgust10 km/h 14°
55 kJ
08 
fair
3.0 m11s S3.0 + 0.3 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross 4 km/hgust3 km/h 18°
46 kJ
11 
poor
2.7 m11s S2.7 + 0.3 mtide0.2 ↑
cross 19 km/hgust23 km/h 19°
36 kJ
14 
poor
2.5 m11s S2.4 + 0.3 mtide0.2 ↓
cross 30 km/hgust34 km/h 19°
29 kJ
17 
poor
2.3 m11s S2.1 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross 36 km/hgust45 km/h 19°
27 kJ
20 
poor
2.4 m11s S1.9 mtide−0.2 ↑
cross 33 km/hgust52 km/h 18°
27 kJ
23 
poor
2.3 m11s S1.7 mtide0.1 ↑
cross 24 km/hgust41 km/h 18°
26 kJ

Wednesday 21 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:15–18:12 16° 23°

02 
poor
2.2 m11s SSE1.5 + 0.4 mtide0.2 ↓
cross 12 km/hgust16 km/h 16°
23 kJ
05 
poor
1.9 m11s SE1.4 + 0.5 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross 11 km/hgust14 km/h 15°
18 kJ
08 
poor
1.8 m11s SE1.3 + 1.1 + 0.5 mtide −0.3↑
cross 6 km/hgust8 km/h 24°
15 kJ
11 
poor
1.6 m9s SE1.2 + 0.9 + 0.5 mtide 0.2↑
cross 26 km/hgust44 km/h 24°
10 kJ
14 
poor
1.6 m9s SE1.2 + 0.7 mtide0.4 ↓
cross 30 km/hgust45 km/h 23°
10 kJ
17 
poor
1.6 m9s SE1.1 + 0.6 + 0.5 mtide −0.1↓
cross 14 km/hgust20 km/h 22°
10 kJ
20 
poor
1.5 m10s SSE1.2 + 1.0 + 0.5 mtide −0.4↑
cross 7 km/hgust7 km/h 19°
10 kJ
23 
poor
1.5 m10s SSE1.1 + 1.0 + 0.5 mtide 0.1↑
cross 7 km/hgust6 km/h 18°
10 kJ

Thursday 22 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:14–18:13 24° 23°

02 
poor
1.6 m10s SSE1.0 + 1.0 + 0.8 mtide 0.4↓
offshore 7 km/hgust7 km/h 17°
11 kJ
05 
poor
1.7 m10s S1.5 + 1.0 + 0.4 mtide −0.1↓
offshore 8 km/hgust9 km/h 16°
13 kJ
08 
poor
1.9 m11s S1.8 + 0.9 + 0.4 mtide −0.4↑
cross 11 km/hgust20 km/h 21°
19 kJ
11 
poor
2.2 m13s SSW2.0 + 0.8 + 0.3 mtide 0.1↑
cross 18 km/hgust18 km/h 24°
28 kJ
14 
poor
2.1 m12s SSW2.0 + 0.8 + 0.3 mtide 0.6↓
cross 17 km/hgust15 km/h 23°
25 kJ
17 
poor
2.0 m12s SSW1.8 + 0.7 + 0.3 mtide 0.0↓
cross 5 km/hgust7 km/h 22°
21 kJ
20 
poor
1.8 m12s SSW1.7 + 0.6 + 0.3 mtide −0.6↑
cross 12 km/hgust21 km/h 20°
18 kJ
23 
poor
1.8 m12s SSW1.5 + 0.6 + 0.3 mtide 0.0↑
cross 12 km/hgust25 km/h 19°
17 kJ

Friday 23 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:13–18:13 20° 23°

02 
poor
1.9 m12s SSW1.4 + 0.5 + 0.3 mtide 0.5↓
cross 12 km/hgust24 km/h 19°
19 kJ
05 
poor
2.0 m11s SSW1.2 + 0.5 + 0.3 mtide 0.0↓
cross 16 km/hgust35 km/h 18°
21 kJ
08 
poor
2.2 m11s SSW0.4 + 0.2 mtide−0.6 ↑
cross 21 km/hgust34 km/h 20°
24 kJ
11 
poor
2.1 m11s SSW0.4 + 0.2 mtide0.0 ↑
cross 19 km/hgust28 km/h 20° · 0.5 mm/h
22 kJ
14 
poor
2.0 m11s SSW1.1 + 0.4 + 0.2 mtide 0.7↓
cross 12 km/hgust19 km/h 18° · 0.7 mm/h
19 kJ
17 
poor
1.9 m11s S1.8 + 0.4 + 0.2 mtide 0.1↓
onshore 13 km/hgust19 km/h 18° · 0.3 mm/h
18 kJ
20 
poor
1.8 m11s S1.8 + 0.4 + 0.2 mtide −0.7↑
cross 14 km/hgust21 km/h 18° · 0.2 mm/h
17 kJ
23 
poor
1.8 m11s S1.8 + 0.4 + 0.2 mtide −0.2↑
cross 19 km/hgust27 km/h 18° · 0.3 mm/h
16 kJ

Saturday 24 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:11–18:14 23° 23°

02 
poor
1.8 m11s S1.8 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 22 km/hgust34 km/h 18°
16 kJ
05 
poor
1.8 m11s S1.6 + 0.3 + 0.2 mtide 0.1↓
cross 25 km/hgust42 km/h 18°
16 kJ
08 
poor
1.9 m11s S1.5 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide −0.7↑
cross 30 km/hgust44 km/h 20°
18 kJ
11 
poor
2.1 m11s S1.4 + 0.3 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross 39 km/hgust43 km/h 23°
21 kJ
14 
poor
2.2 m6s ENE1.2 + 0.3 mtide0.8 ↓
cross 42 km/hgust47 km/h 23°
13 kJ
17 
poor
2.3 m6s ENE1.1 + 0.3 mtide0.3 ↓
cross 38 km/hgust49 km/h 21°
15 kJ
20 
poor
2.3 m7s ENE1.0 + 0.4 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross 23 km/hgust36 km/h 19°
16 kJ
23 
poor
2.0 m7s ENE0.9 + 0.3 mtide−0.4 ↑
cross 10 km/hgust11 km/h 18°
13 kJ

Sunday 25 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:10–18:15

02 
poor
1.8 m7s ENE1.5 + 0.8 + 0.3 mtide 0.7↓
cross 6 km/hgust7 km/h 18°
10 kJ
05 
poor
1.6 m7s ENE1.3 + 0.8 + 0.3 mtide 0.4↓
cross 16 km/hgust37 km/h 18°
8 kJ
08 
poor
1.7 m7s ENE1.0 + 0.3 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross 25 km/hgust33 km/h 22°
9 kJ
11 
poor
1.7 m7s E0.9 + 0.7 + 0.3 mtide −0.4↑
cross 31 km/hgust ——
9 kJ
14 
poor
1.6 m7s E0.8 + 0.7 + 0.3 mtide 0.8↓
cross 23 km/hgust ——
8 kJ
17 
poor
1.5 m7s ESE0.8 + 0.5 + 0.5 mtide 0.6↓
cross 25 km/hgust ——
7 kJ
20 
poor
1.5 m7s SE0.7 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide −0.7↑
cross 23 km/hgust ——
7 kJ
23 
poor
1.4 m7s SE0.7 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide −0.6↑
cross 19 km/hgust ——
6 kJ

Monday 26 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:09–18:15

02 
poor
1.3 m7s SE0.6 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide 0.6↓
cross 28 km/hgust ——
6 kJ
05 
poor
1.4 m6s SE0.6 + 0.2 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 28 km/hgust ——
6 kJ
08 
poor
1.5 m5s S0.6 + 0.2 mtide−0.6 ↑
cross 31 km/hgust ——
6 kJ
11 
poor
1.6 m6s S0.5 + 0.5 + 0.2 mtide −0.6↑
cross 28 km/hgust ——
6 kJ
14 
poor
1.5 m6s S0.5 + 0.5 + 0.3 mtide 0.7↑
cross 26 km/hgust ——
6 kJ
17 
poor
1.6 m6s SSE0.5 + 0.4 + 0.4 mtide 0.8↓
cross 25 km/hgust ——
7 kJ
20 
poor
1.7 m6s SSE0.8 + 0.4 + 0.2 mtide −0.5↓
cross 27 km/hgust ——
7 kJ
23 
poor
1.7 m12s SSW0.8 + 0.4 + 0.2 mtide −0.8↑
onshore 25 km/hgust ——
15 kJ

Tuesday 27 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:08–18:16

02 
poor
1.8 m7s SSE0.8 + 0.4 + 0.2 mtide 0.4↑
onshore 19 km/hgust ——
10 kJ
05 
poor
1.8 m7s SSE0.8 + 0.4 + 0.2 mtide 0.7↓
cross 22 km/hgust ——
11 kJ
08 
poor
1.8 m8s SSE0.8 + 0.4 mtide−0.5 ↓
onshore 23 km/hgust ——
11 kJ
11 
poor
1.9 m8s SSE0.8 + 0.4 + 0.1 mtide −0.8↑
onshore 22 km/hgust ——
12 kJ
14 
poor
1.8 m8s SSE1.6 + 0.8 + 0.4 mtide 0.5↑
onshore 14 km/hgust ——
12 kJ
17 
poor
1.7 m8s SSE1.7 + 0.4 + 0.1 mtide 0.9↓
cross 16 km/hgust ——
10 kJ
20 
poor
1.6 m8s SSE1.6 + 0.4 mtide−0.3 ↓
cross 22 km/hgust ——
9 kJ
23 
poor
1.6 m8s SSE1.6 mtide−0.9 ↑
cross 29 km/hgust ——
9 kJ

Wednesday 28 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:07–18:17

02 
poor
1.6 m8s SSE1.6 mtide0.2 ↑
cross 33 km/hgust ——
9 kJ
05 
poor
1.7 m8s SSE1.5 mtide0.8 ↓
cross 42 km/hgust ——
10 kJ
08 
poor
1.8 m8s SSE1.2 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross 51 km/hgust ——
12 kJ
11 
poor
2.1 m6s ENE1.0 mtide−0.9 ↑
cross 57 km/hgust ——
12 kJ
14 
poor
2.3 m6s ENE0.9 mtide0.2 ↑
cross 56 km/hgust ——
15 kJ
17 
poor
2.3 m7s ENE0.8 mtide0.9 ↓
cross 52 km/hgust ——
17 kJ
20 
poor
2.3 m7s ENE0.7 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 52 km/hgust ——
17 kJ
23 
poor
2.3 m7s ENE0.7 mtide−0.9 ↑
cross 50 km/hgust ——
18 kJ

Thursday 29 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:06–18:18

02 
poor
2.1 m8s ENE0.6 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross 37 km/hgust ——
15 kJ
05 
poor
1.8 m8s ENE1.7 + 0.6 + 0.2 mtide 0.8↓
cross 17 km/hgust ——
11 kJ
08 
poor
1.6 m8s ENE1.5 + 0.6 + 0.2 mtide 0.1↓
cross 15 km/hgust ——
9 kJ
11 
poor
1.5 m8s ENE1.3 + 0.6 + 0.1 mtide −0.8↑
cross 10 km/hgust ——
7 kJ
14 
poor
1.3 m8s ENE1.2 + 0.5 + 0.2 mtide −0.1↑
cross 9 km/hgust ——
6 kJ
17 
poor
1.3 m8s ENE1.1 + 0.5 + 0.2 mtide 0.8↓
cross 15 km/hgust ——
6 kJ
20 
poor
1.3 m8s E0.5 + 0.3 + 0.2 mtide 0.2↓
cross 29 km/hgust ——
6 kJ
23 
poor
1.4 m8s ENE1.2 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide −0.7↑
cross 38 km/hgust ——
7 kJ

Friday 30 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:05–18:18

02 
poor
2.3 m6s SSW1.2 + 0.4 mtide−0.3 ↑
cross 51 km/hgust ——
13 kJ
05 
poor
2.8 m7s SSW1.0 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 50 km/hgust ——
25 kJ
08 
poor
3.2 m8s SSW0.8 mtide0.3 ↓
cross 50 km/hgust ——
37 kJ
11 
poor
3.7 m9s SSW0.6 mtide−0.6 ↑
cross 53 km/hgust ——
58 kJ
14 
poor
3.9 m10s SSW0.5 mtide−0.3 ↑
cross 49 km/hgust ——
72 kJ
17 
poor
4.6 m11s SSW0.5 mtide0.5 ↓
cross 52 km/hgust ——
107 kJ
20 
poor
4.6 m12s SSW0.4 mtide0.4 ↓
cross 50 km/hgust ——
113 kJ
23 
poor
4.1 m12s SSW0.4 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross 44 km/hgust ——
89 kJ

Wind read from the nearest model point, up to 18 km — that is not the wind at the beach.

Swell read from the nearest model point, up to 18 km. Swell travels, so it still holds here.

swipe for the next day

Tide

EOT20 prediction
0006121824
now 0.5 m ↓H 05:30 · 0.6L 11:30 · −0.5H 17:30 · 0.5

Heights vs mean sea level

Optimal: any.

Swell window

In the window
40°210°Margate

© OpenStreetMap · Protomaps · NOAA GFS-Wave 06Z

Thu 15 · 20:00
Open the full map

Your browser has WebGL turned off, so the map and the forecast on it cannot draw. The window and today's swells are still drawn. How to enable WebGL

  • 1.1 m · 13 s · SSW 197°In the window
  • 0.8 m · 8 s · ENE 77°secondary

Crossed — 120° between the two swells. Window NE–SSW, 40°–210°.

Type
—
Faces
125° SE
Optimal period
—
Optimal tide
any
Level
—
Coordinates
−30.912, 30.3359

Model agreement

High

NOAA GFS-Wave1.5 m

ECMWF IFS-WAM1.6 m

DWD GWAM1.4 m

No buoy within 25 km, so agreement can’t be scored here.

Better right now nearby

within 30 km
St Mikes PoorKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · 12 km away 22° 23°1.3m 13sSSWoffshore 5 km/h
Log a surf here
I surfed here
How big was it really?
We forecast 1.5 m right now
or m
Sign in to log a session

Sessions logged here

No public sessions have been logged here. Sessions are private unless the surfer chooses to share them, so a quiet list is not a quiet break.

Browse

Placescontinents · countries · regions Compareup to three spots Boardsyour quiver Statsyour year in the water Documentationthe user guide

Settings

Language
English EspañolFrançaisPortuguês
Units
Theme
Sign in