Margate Pier Northside

📍 Local Knowledge

Margate Pier Northside in New Jersey is an exposed beach and pier break that delivers fun, workable waves with good consistency, particularly through the summer and early fall months. Offshore winds from the west help clean up south and southeast swells, creating peaky lefts and rights that line up along the pier and adjacent sandbars. The break functions across tide stages, though mid tide often provides the best shape and balance. While it can draw moderate local crowds, the multiple peaks help spread surfers out. Hazards include rip currents near the pier pilings and shifting sandbars. The most consistent clean waves usually occur in September.