Margate Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, Rusty here. Let me break this down for you in imperial terms.

Honestly, the next 16 days are a real bummer. There isn’t a single session that I’d send you out for. The whole run is filled with weak, short-period windswell and just about every wind direction you don’t want. The first time it even gets close to worth a look is right at the very end.

Starting Tuesday the 15th, we’ve got tiny, choppy 2ft waves from the east with a 6-second period. The water’s running at 76°F, which is a solid 6° warmer than normal – pretty weird for September. The combined swell energy is a weak 34, and the wind is a light cross-onshore. It’s basically flat and bumpy.

Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th are even worse – swell drops to 1ft to 0.6ft, with almost no period. Winds stay onshore or cross-shore. Friday the 18th has the smallest of waves (0.6ft) but a clean offshore breeze in the morning – still, you’d need a log to have any fun. Energy is down around 29.

Saturday the 19th bumps to 3ft from east-northeast, but it’s only a 5-second period with a moderate onshore breeze making it messy. Energy hits 80, but it’s poor quality.

The rest of the first week and into the second (Sunday 20th to Saturday 26th) sees swell between 2ft and 5ft, but it’s all short-period, wind-blown junk. Winds are mostly onshore or cross-shore, often fresh. Combined energy gets into the low triple digits (115 to 193), but it’s just wind-slop. With those fresh winds (19-22 mph), if you’re into kiting, maybe the 23rd has some interest.

The only bright spot comes Sunday the 27th of September. We get a moderate offshore breeze from the north-northwest cleaning things right up. Swell is still small at 2ft from the east, 8-second period, but the energy is a moderate 100, and the conditions are clean. It’s surfable, but just barely. It’s the best we’ve got.

Monday the 28th and Tuesday the 29th keep the clean conditions but even smaller and weaker swell – under 3ft, mostly cross-offshore breeze. The energy readings are there (140 to 160), but the height and period aren’t giving any push.

The final day, Wednesday the 30th, shows the highest energy of the whole run at 193, but with a fresh cross-shore wind and weak east swell under 3ft. It’s going to be lumpy.

To put it plainly: there is no standout surf in this 16-day window. For Margate Pier, it’s a waiting game. It doesn’t often stay this poor for long, so keep an eye out – but right now, the call is easy. Don’t bother waxing up.

Rusty.

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