Surf Forecasts:
Margate Pier surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 4 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, S swell with 552 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 4 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S 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 Tuesday (Aug 04) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.4m and 8s. 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 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Margate Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a proper look at what's on the table for Margate over the next couple of weeks.
Right then, looking at this, I've got to be straight with you – it's a pretty grim outlook for Margate Pier. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for any decent surfing. The very first entry we've got is for the 1st of August, and from there right through to the 16th, every single session is flagged with "poor surf conditions" and a score of zero. We're talking a solid 16-day gap with no recommendations at all. The swell energy tops out at a moderate 383 (m) on the Monday morning, but with a strong cross-shore wind and a stormy setup, it's just messy and unrideable. The swell direction is from the S or SSE for most of it, which isn't lining up with the optimum SE direction for this spot anyway.
The swell is rarely above 4 ft, often a lot smaller, and when we do see a little push like 6 ft on the morning of the 3rd, the wind is either howling straight across or onshore, making it a complete chop fest. There's a bit of clean-looking glassy air on the morning of the 13th of August, with a S direction and glassy wind, but even then the swell is a tiny 1 ft from the SSW with a pitiful period, so there’s just no energy to surf on.
Honestly, for the first week, there’s nothing worth getting wet for. The second week is even smaller. By the 15th and 16th, we're looking at ankle-snappers of 0.7 ft. With the consistent cross-onshore and cross-shore winds, the only thing that looks more interesting than paddle surfing on some of those windier days in the first week would be kite surfing. It's a blank run, plain and simple – for this area and time of year, it's a normal enough dry spell in the forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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) | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
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 kJ | 40 | 19 | 30 | 64 | 200 | 383 | 243 | 442 | 70 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 101 | 76 | 70 | 108 | 52 | 58 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:34PM1.33m | 11:01AM1.18m | 11:11PM1.27m | 11:41AM1.21m | 11:52PM1.20m | 12:27PM1.25m | 00:39AM1.13m | 1:20PM1.28m | 1:37AM1.06m | 2:22PM1.31m | 2:45AM1.00m | 3:30PM1.35m | 4:01AM0.99m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.12m | 5:01AM0.05m | 5:11PM0.14m | 5:37AM0.05m | 5:59PM0.17m | 6:16AM0.06m | 6:54PM0.20m | 7:03AM0.08m | 7:57PM0.21m | 7:56AM0.10m | 9:08PM0.21m | 8:58AM0.10m | 10:19PM0.18m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 243 | 245 | 70 | 47 | 40 | 19 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | E 8 | — | E 10 | — | — | E 11 | — | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | ENE 3 | S 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 40 | 19 | 30 | 64 | 200 | 383 | — | 442 | — | 1 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 101 | 76 | 70 | 108 | 52 | 58 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 955 | 548 | 1088 | 2225 | 1047 | 991 | 94 | 0 | 132 | 135 | 98 | 18 | 299 | 509 | 135 | 2485 | 110 | 18 | 325 | 325 |
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