Margate Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Margate Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 07:58 AM and sunset is at 03:48 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 7°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Sun night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
2:39PM4.34m
2:47AM4.49m
3:21PM4.27m
3:28AM4.42m
4:08PM4.18m
4:15AM4.34m
5:00PM4.09m
5:08AM4.26m
5:59PM4.03m
6:08AM4.22m
7:02PM4.02m
7:15AM4.23m
8:08PM4.10m
8:24AM4.33m
9:10PM4.26m
9:29AM4.46m
10:06PM4.43m
10:31AM4.66m
10:59PM4.64m
11:27AM4.84m
11:49PM4.83m
12:19PM4.96m
00:36AM4.95m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.86m
8:43PM1.25m
9:12AM0.88m
9:25PM1.36m
9:56AM0.93m
10:11PM1.47m
10:46AM0.98m
11:03PM1.56m
11:42AM1.03m
00:03AM1.61m
12:44PM1.06m
1:09AM1.59m
1:50PM1.03m
2:17AM1.46m
2:55PM0.96m
3:22AM1.27m
3:57PM0.91m
4:23AM0.99m
4:55PM0.80m
5:20AM0.72m
5:48PM0.72m
6:12AM0.48m
6:38PM0.69m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
2
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.9
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
1
NNW
4
2.1
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1
NNE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
5
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.7
NW
4
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
50
ENE
45
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
40
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NW
40
NNW
55
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
10
ENE
35
ENE
50
NNE
50
N
35
N
25
NW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
30
N
 mm 
1
2
3
1
7
3
3
3
1
max°C
3
5
4
2
3
3
4
5
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
3
4
8
8
7
6
5
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
1
2
4
5
5
6
Moonrise
10:45
10:58
11:11
11:22
11:34
11:50
12:09
12:38
1:20
2:21
3:42
5:12
Moonset
8:30
9:47
11:06
12:26
1:50
3:19
4:51
6:21
7:38
8:35
9:13
Sunrise
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
Sunset
3:48
3:49
3:51
3:51
3:52
3:52
3:53
3:55
3:56
3:56
3:59
4:00
Today's sea temperature in Margate is
10.7° C
(Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 9.5 max: 11.0 min: 8.2°C)
Issued (local time): 5 am Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
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