Margate Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.31° N 74.52° W

Margate Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Margate Pier sea temperature is
24.7° C
1.5° 

Margate Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Margate Pier today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Margate Pier at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Margate Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
27
32
32
19
19
36
43
37
29
30
44
52
58
70
75
67
69
33
30
39
41
43
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:20PM1.28m
1:37AM1.06m
2:22PM1.31m
2:45AM1.00m
3:30PM1.35m
Low Tide
7:03AM0.08m
7:57PM0.21m
7:56AM0.10m
9:08PM0.21m
8:58AM0.10m
10:19PM0.18m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:04
 mm
1
1
12
Temp °C
23
24
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
28
29
29
27
26
27
26
25
29
31
31
29
21
Feels °C
26
26
28
28
28
27
28
28
29
27
29
29
29
27
27
29
27
27
30
31
31
29
21
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