Surf Forecasts:
Margate Pier surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 30 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, ENE swell with 248 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE 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 (Jul 29) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 6s. 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 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Margate Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright surfers, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – this is a quiet stretch for Margate Pier. We’ve got a long gap of nothing worth paddling out for. From now until Wednesday the 29th, it’s pretty much a write-off. Tiny waves, onshore winds, and poor conditions are the story. You’re not missing a thing.
The first real glimmer of hope comes in on Wednesday morning, July 29th. We start to see something a little more interesting. A small swell from the SSE rolls in at about 3ft and you’ve got a clean line-up with a light WNW offshore wind. The wave energy is weak though at 102. It's surfable, but it’s very ordinary. For the die-hards only.
Thursday morning the 30th sees the wind go offshore from the NNW, which is a good sign, cleaning up a small 2ft SSE swell. Again, the energy is weak at 60, so don’t expect much push. It’s clean, but it’s not going to blow your mind.
Friday morning the 31st has the biggest wave height we’ll see for a while, at 4ft from the ENE. The period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s a bit wind-swell in nature. The wind is cross-offshore from the north, keeping things clean. Energy is moderate at 139. It’s surfable, but still just ordinary conditions.
After that, from Friday afternoon onwards, it goes back to poor surf, small and choppy, right through the first week of August. There's a very brief moment on Tuesday afternoon, August 4th, where it goes glassy with a tiny 2ft SSE swell. It’s clean as a whistle, but there’s just no energy behind it (48 combined energy). It’s a flat, glassy lake.
The bottom line is, for the next 16 days, there’s no standout swell and poor quality is the dominant theme. The waves are small, short-period, and mostly messy. We’re in a flat spell for sure. Keep an eye on the forecasts, but for now, this stretch looks more interesting for a paddleboard than a surfboard.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
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 kJ | 31 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 16 | 23 | 87 | 97 | 99 | 62 | 54 | 84 | 248 | 99 | 68 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.31m | 7:13AM0.95m | 7:31PM1.36m | 7:55AM0.99m | 8:11PM1.39m | 8:35AM1.03m | 8:49PM1.40m | 9:12AM1.07m | 9:24PM1.40m | 9:48AM1.10m | 9:59PM1.37m | 10:24AM1.14m | 10:34PM1.33m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.17m | 1:06PM0.18m | 2:08AM0.14m | 1:48PM0.15m | 2:45AM0.10m | 2:28PM0.13m | 3:20AM0.08m | 3:07PM0.12m | 3:54AM0.06m | 3:47PM0.12m | 4:27AM0.05m | 4:27PM0.12m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 87 | 97 | 99 | 62 | 54 | 84 | 76 | 40 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 13 | 23 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 30 | 248 | 99 | 68 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 466 | 11 | 322 | 968 | 299 | 955 | 1552 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 18 | 70 | 344 | 299 |
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