What are the current surf conditions at Margate Pier?

Margate Pier currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Margate Pier?

The best time to surf Margate Pier is typically when swell comes from the SE direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

5
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🌊 SWELL

2.8
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SWELL
HEIGHT

2.8ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

6kt

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AIR TEMP

8°C

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SWELL

1.1ft @
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PRECIPITATION

0mm

SURF QUALITY

Good surfing conditions. Sweet 2.8ft waves with mixed swell with very light winds Note: winds from NW would be better.

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Thursday

Apr 9

GOOD4 excellent hours

🌊 0.6-3.5ft 💨 3-7kt 🌡️ 1-10°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	SE	4kt	E	6kt	2°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1ft	7s	ESE	4kt	E	6kt	2°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	E	4kt	ENE	5kt	1°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	E	4kt	E	5kt	1°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	E	4kt	E	5kt	1°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	E	4kt	E	5kt	1°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	E	4kt	E	6kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	E	3kt	ESE	6kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	E	3kt	ESE	7kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	E	4kt	ESE	7kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	E	5kt	ESE	6kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	E	6kt	SE	6kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	E	6kt	SE	6kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	E	7kt	SE	6kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	E	7kt	SE	6kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	E	7kt	SE	6kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	E	7kt	SE	6kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	9s	ESE	6kt	SE	6kt	9°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	9s	ESE	6kt	SE	7kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	9s	ESE	5kt	SE	8kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	9s	ESE	5kt	SE	8kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	9s	ESE	4kt	SSE	8kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	9s	ESE	4kt	SSE	7kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	10s	ESE	4kt	SSE	6kt	5°C	10°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

EXCELLENT18 excellent hours

🌊 3.6-4.7ft 💨 3-9kt 🌡️ 4-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	10s	ESE	4kt	S	5kt	4°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	10s	ESE	3kt	S	4kt	4°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	10s	ESE	3kt	SSW	3kt	4°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	10s	ESE	3kt	SSW	3kt	4°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	10s	ESE	3kt	SW	3kt	4°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	10s	ESE	3kt	SW	3kt	4°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4ft	10s	ESE	3kt	SW	4kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	10s	ESE	3kt	SW	5kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	10s	ESE	3kt	SW	5kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	10s	ESE	4kt	SSW	6kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	10s	ESE	5kt	SSW	6kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	10s	ESE	5kt	SSW	7kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	10s	ESE	6kt	SSW	8kt	15°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	10s	ESE	7kt	SSW	8kt	16°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	4.4ft	10s	ESE	8kt	S	9kt	18°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	4.5ft	10s	ESE	9kt	S	10kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	4.6ft	10s	ESE	9kt	SSW	12kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	4.7ft	11s	ESE	9kt	SSW	13kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	4.6ft	11s	ESE	9kt	S	15kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	4.5ft	11s	ESE	8kt	S	18kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	11s	ESE	8kt	S	20kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	11s	ESE	8kt	S	21kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	11s	ESE	8kt	SSW	22kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	11s	ESE	8kt	SSW	23kt	10°C	9°C	0mm

Saturday

Apr 11

EXCELLENT18 excellent hours

🌊 3.7-4.4ft 💨 1-10kt 🌡️ 8-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	11s	ESE	8kt	SSW	25kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	4.4ft	11s	ESE	8kt	SSW	28kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	4.4ft	11s	ESE	8kt	SW	30kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	11s	ESE	7kt	SW	27kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	11s	ESE	7kt	WSW	24kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	11s	ESE	6kt	W	22kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	11s	ESE	6kt	WNW	21kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	11s	ESE	7kt	NW	20kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	11s	ESE	7kt	NNW	19kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	4.2ft	11s	ESE	8kt	NNW	17kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	4.2ft	11s	ESE	9kt	NNW	15kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	4.3ft	11s	ESE	10kt	NNW	14kt	15°C	10°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	4.2ft	11s	ESE	8kt	NNW	12kt	16°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	11s	ESE	7kt	NNW	11kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	11s	ESE	6kt	NNW	10kt	18°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	11s	ESE	4kt	NE	9kt	18°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	11s	ESE	3kt	E	8kt	17°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	11s	ESE	1kt	SE	7kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	11s	ESE	2kt	SSE	6kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4ft	11s	ESE	3kt	S	6kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	11s	ESE	4kt	SSW	5kt	9°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	11s	ESE	4kt	SW	4kt	9°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	11s	ESE	3kt	WSW	4kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	11s	ESE	3kt	W	3kt	8°C	10°C	0mm

Sunday

Apr 12

EXCELLENT12 excellent hours

🌊 2.4-3.6ft 💨 3-10kt 🌡️ 6-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	11s	ESE	3kt	NW	3kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	11s	ESE	4kt	NNW	4kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	10s	ESE	4kt	NNE	4kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	10s	ESE	4kt	NNE	4kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	10s	ESE	4kt	NE	4kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	10s	ESE	4kt	NE	5kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	10s	ESE	4kt	NE	6kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	10s	ESE	4kt	ENE	7kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	10s	ESE	4kt	ENE	8kt	9°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	10s	ESE	5kt	E	8kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	10s	ESE	6kt	ESE	8kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	10s	ESE	7kt	ESE	7kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	10s	ESE	7kt	SE	8kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	10s	ESE	7kt	SSE	9kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	10s	ESE	6kt	SSE	9kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	10s	ESE	8kt	S	11kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	10s	ESE	9kt	S	13kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	10s	ESE	10kt	S	14kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	10s	ESE	9kt	S	17kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	10s	ESE	9kt	S	20kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	10s	ESE	9kt	S	23kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	10s	ESE	9kt	S	25kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	10s	ESE	10kt	S	27kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	10s	ESE	10kt	S	29kt	11°C	10°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 13

FAIR4 good hours

🌊 1.4-3.1ft 💨 5-12kt 🌡️ 11-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	10s	ESE	11kt	S	31kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	2.3ft	10s	ESE	11kt	SSW	32kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	2.3ft	10s	E	12kt	SSW	34kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	10s	E	11kt	SSW	34kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	10s	E	10kt	SSW	34kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	10s	E	10kt	SSW	33kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	10s	ESE	11kt	SSW	32kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	10s	ESE	12kt	SSW	31kt	15°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	ESE	12kt	SSW	30kt	15°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	ESE	12kt	SW	28kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	ESE	12kt	SW	27kt	19°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	ESE	12kt	SW	25kt	20°C	10°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	25kt	21°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	25kt	21°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	25kt	22°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	24kt	23°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	24kt	24°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	23kt	25°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	ESE	10kt	SW	24kt	23°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	ESE	10kt	SW	25kt	21°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	ESE	9kt	SSW	26kt	19°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	8s	SE	7kt	SW	23kt	19°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	SSE	6kt	WSW	20kt	18°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	6s	S	5kt	W	17kt	18°C	10°C	0.1mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

GOOD16 good hours

🌊 1.1-3.0ft 💨 4-10kt 🌡️ 15-27°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	6s	S	4kt	W	16kt	17°C	10°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	6s	S	4kt	WSW	14kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	SSE	4kt	WSW	13kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	SSE	4kt	WSW	13kt	16°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	SSE	5kt	WSW	13kt	16°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	SSE	5kt	WSW	13kt	15°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	SSE	6kt	W	15kt	16°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	S	6kt	W	17kt	16°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	S	7kt	W	19kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	S	7kt	W	17kt	19°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	S	7kt	W	16kt	21°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	S	8kt	W	14kt	23°C	10°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	7s	SSE	9kt	W	14kt	25°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	8s	SE	9kt	W	15kt	26°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	10kt	WSW	15kt	27°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	10kt	WSW	16kt	27°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	10kt	WSW	17kt	27°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	10kt	WSW	17kt	27°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	9kt	SW	17kt	24°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	8kt	SSW	17kt	22°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	ESE	7kt	SSW	16kt	19°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	ESE	6kt	SSW	18kt	19°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	ESE	6kt	SSW	20kt	19°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	ESE	6kt	SW	22kt	18°C	10°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 15

FAIR5 good hours

🌊 0.8-1.1ft 💨 6-11kt 🌡️ 19-28°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	ESE	6kt	SW	21kt	19°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	9s	ESE	6kt	SW	21kt	19°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	9s	ESE	6kt	SW	21kt	19°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	9s	ESE	6kt	SW	21kt	19°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	9s	ESE	6kt	SW	20kt	19°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	ESE	6kt	WSW	20kt	19°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	ESE	6kt	SW	19kt	19°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	ESE	6kt	SW	18kt	20°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	6kt	SW	18kt	20°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	ESE	7kt	SW	18kt	22°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	9kt	SW	18kt	24°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	10kt	SW	18kt	26°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	10kt	SW	18kt	27°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	10kt	SW	17kt	27°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	17kt	28°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	10kt	SW	18kt	28°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	9kt	SW	19kt	28°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	9kt	SW	19kt	28°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	8kt	SSW	17kt	25°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	7kt	SSW	15kt	23°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	6kt	SSW	13kt	20°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	7kt	SSW	18kt	20°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	7s	SSE	7kt	SSW	23kt	19°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	6s	S	8kt	SSW	27kt	19°C	11°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:3.5ft @ 9s

Wind Conditions:3-9kt E

Water Temperature:9-10°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Margate Pier, NJ, is an exposed beach and pier break with consistent waves, best in summer and especially November. It works best with a southeast swell and offshore northwest winds. The break offers both lefts and rights, with optimal conditions around low tide. The primary swell source is groundswells. Crowds and rips near the jetty can be a factor when the surf is up.

Best Swell Direction: SE

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSE

Ideal Wind DirectionNW

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