Surf Forecasts:
Margate Pier surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period, SE swell with 87 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Margate Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Margate Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Margate Pier in the next 16 days are 0.6m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Margate Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright. Rusty here, and it’s time to look at what’s coming up for Margate Pier.
To be honest, it’s looking pretty grim for the next couple of weeks. I wouldn’t even bother waxing the board up for a while. The wave energy is barely a whisper, with combined swell energy figures stuck in the weak range, rarely climbing above a 95 (20-95). You’re looking at tiny, gutless waves for the foreseeable future. We’ve got a solid 16-day window here, and there isn't a single standout session that gets the heart pumping.
Let’s run through it. The first recommendation for any kind of surf doesn’t come until Thursday, September 3rd in the morning. The swell is a measly 2 ft from the SE, with a period of just 9 seconds. That’s weak. The only thing saving it is the glassy wind – a real "slight air" – which will make the water look like a mirror. It’s surfable, but only just, and I’d call it very ordinary. That little window dies off quickly into the afternoon as the wind picks up.
After that, we plunge back into a real dry spell. From Thursday afternoon all the way through to the morning of Saturday, September 12th, it’s just a bunch of poor surf days. We're talking tiny 1 ft to 3 ft slop, often wind-affected. For a spot that is very consistent, this is a painful run of flatness.
There’s a slight blip on the radar for Saturday, September 12th in the morning. The wave energy climbs to a moderate 158 (combined energy of all swells directed here: 158) and the swell hits 4 ft from the S at a short, weak 6 seconds. That's as big as it gets, but it’s pretty much a total write-off because the wind is a moderate cross-onshore from the ESE, making it a choppy, lumpy mess.
The season is not delivering at the moment. Stick to the skatepark.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
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 kJ | 13 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 75 | 63 | 44 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 40 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:47PM1.26m | 11:13AM1.37m | 11:31PM1.19m | 12:01PM1.38m | 00:22AM1.10m | 12:58PM1.37m | 1:25AM1.03m | 2:05PM1.36m | 2:41AM0.99m | 3:19PM1.37m | 4:00AM1.01m | 4:32PM1.40m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.04m | 5:44PM0.13m | 5:46AM0.07m | 6:41PM0.17m | 6:37AM0.11m | 7:46PM0.21m | 7:37AM0.15m | 8:58PM0.22m | 8:46AM0.17m | 10:10PM0.20m | 9:59AM0.16m | 11:17PM0.14m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 7:30 | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 75 | 63 | 37 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | S 5 | NE 4 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | SE 13 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | — | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | — | S 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | SSW 2 | WNW 3 | NNE 3 | W 3 | — | NNE 4 | WSW 2 | NNE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 12 | 43 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 40 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 420 | 420 | 449 | 0 | 295 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 15 | 50 | 50 | 181 | 507 | 955 | 712 | 1562 | 449 | 29 |
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