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New pier break, Dairy Beach (New Pier)

9:55 am 28 Feb 2011

Margate ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Margate Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South-Africa – Hibiscus Coast)

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Name: Margate
Type: beach and reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: W

Margate in Hibiscous Coast is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf The best wind direction is from the west. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. A right hand reef. Best around low tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Be warned that sharks have been sighted.

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Overall Margate Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Margate:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break To Strand 12 mi
Second closest break Trafalgar 15 mi
Third closest break Southbroom 16 mi
Fourth closest break Lucien 17 mi
Fifth closest break St Mikes 19 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Margate:

Closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 4654 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 5283 mi
Third closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 5308 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 5703 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 5906 mi

Tide stations nearest to Margate:

Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 80 mi
Second closest tide station Heard Island, Antarctica 2636 mi
Third closest tide station Mawson, Antarctica 2868 mi
Fourth closest tide station Davis, Antarctica 3222 mi
Fifth closest tide station Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia 3610 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Margate:

Closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 147 mi
Second closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 173 mi
Third closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 173 mi
Fourth closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 173 mi
Fifth closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 173 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Margate:

Closest city location Margate (South Africa) 1 mi
Second closest city location Port Shepstone (South Africa) 9 mi
Third closest city location Ntuzuma (South Africa) 34 mi
Fourth closest city location Scottburgh (South Africa) 46 mi
Fifth closest city location Umkomaas (South Africa) 52 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Margate is Margate Airport (MGH) in South Africa, 3 km (2 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Margate is Durban International Airport (DUR), also in South Africa, 113 km (70 miles) away.
  • Third is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) in South Africa, 135 km (84 miles) away.
  • Virginia (Durban) Airport (VIR) in South Africa is 138 km (86 miles) away.
  • Umtata Airport (UTT), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Margate and is 179 km (111 miles) away.
Margate break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Margate, South-Africa - Hibiscus Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Margate sea temperature, Margate photographs, Margate detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Margate webcams, current wind from South-Africa - Hibiscus Coast live weather stations and Margate tide predictions. The South Africa swell maps link will open up the big picture showing South Africa and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from South Africa wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Margate.