Margate Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about what’s happening here. For the next couple of weeks, Margate Pier is mostly a no-go. The surf is tiny, the wind is often wrong, and there’s just not enough energy to get stoked about. There’s a long stretch of flat or poor conditions, and then one morning that might be worth a look.

Starting Tuesday the 8th of September, we’ve got 0.7ft waves from the east with a period of 9 seconds. The energy is a weak 9. The water is a very warm 78°, which is way warmer than usual for this time of year, but it doesn’t matter for the surf. The wind is cross-off, but there’s nothing to ride.

Wednesday the 9th gets up to 3ft by the afternoon, but it’s from the south-southwest with a short period of 4 to 5 seconds. The wind turns cross-on, making it lumpy and poor. Energy gets to 53, but it’s still not worth it.

Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th are still small, with waves around 2ft to 3ft. The wind is cross-off, the conditions are clean, but the swell is just too weak. Energy is in the 49 to 94 range. It’s surfable but not good.

The weekend of the 12th and 13th stays small, with onshore winds from the southeast. Saturday morning has 1ft waves, Sunday afternoon gets up to 2ft with a 10-second period, and the energy bumps to 155. But the onshore wind makes it poor.

From Monday the 14th through Saturday the 19th, it’s mostly flat or tiny. Waves are often under 2ft, with cross or cross-on winds. The energy is mostly in the tens to low forties. There’s a glassy moment on Wednesday the 16th morning with 2ft, but again, no power.

Finally, on Sunday the 20th, there’s a glimmer. The morning brings the best conditions of the whole outlook. The wind is glassy from the east-northeast at only 3 mph, the swell is 4ft from the south with a 6-second period, and the energy hits 169. It’s surfable, but still a short-period swell and pretty ordinary. The afternoon gets messy.

After that, Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd are back to small and weak. By Wednesday the 23rd, it’s tiny 1ft again.

So, the only real standout in this whole 16-day window is the morning of Sunday the 20th of September. It’s the only time the swell gets over 3ft with glassy winds. The south swell direction isn’t perfect for Margate Pier, which prefers a southeast swell, but with the wind that clean, it’s the best you’ll get. It’s still a low-quality day, so don’t get your hopes up too high, but if you’re desperate, that’s your window.

Rusty.

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