Marine forecast

Margate

United Kingdom · 51.3813200°, 1.3861700°

Margate

Marine Forecast for Margate

Marine forecast for Margate, United Kingdom, with tide times and heights, wave and swell conditions, wind speed and direction, sea state, water temperature, coastal weather and fishing conditions.

LocationMargate51.3813200°, 1.3861700°
Tide stationMargate51.4°, 1.4° · TPXO · Europe/London
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Current conditions

Today · 22:00–23:00
Weather
Light rain showerLive marine weather
Wind
20.1 km/h SESpeed and direction
Waves
0.8 mSwell height
Air
12.4°CAir temperature
Water
15.9°CWater temperature
Tide
High at 05:59High tide window

Tides

Margate tide times and heights

Next high tide05:593.5 m · Coeff. 32
Next low tide12:311.7 m
Datum
LAT
Events
3

Tide height through the day

Local time · m
TimeTypeHeightCoefficient
05:59High3.5 m32/120
12:31Low1.7 m—
19:01High3.3 m23/120

Waves

Margate wave and swell forecast

Wave height0.8 mSW
Swell period5.2 sSmall
Significant wave
0.8 m
Max wave
1.6 m
Water
15.9°C
Sea state
3

Wave and swell conditions

Local time · m
TimeSwellPeriodDirectionSignificantMaxWaterSea state
00:000.8 m5.2 sSW · 227.1°0.8 m1.6 m15.9°C3/9
01:000.8 m5 sSW · 228.3°0.8 m1.7 m15.9°C3/9
02:000.8 m4.9 sSW · 228.1°0.8 m1.7 m15.8°C3/9
03:000.8 m4.9 sSW · 228.3°0.8 m1.7 m15.8°C3/9
04:000.8 m4.9 sSW · 227.8°0.8 m1.7 m15.8°C3/9
05:000.8 m4.9 sSW · 228°0.8 m1.6 m15.8°C3/9
06:000.7 m5 sSW · 227.7°0.8 m1.6 m15.8°C3/9
07:000.7 m5.2 sSW · 227.4°0.7 m1.5 m15.8°C3/9
08:000.6 m5.3 sSW · 226.6°0.7 m1.4 m15.8°C3/9
09:000.6 m5.4 sSW · 225.9°0.6 m1.3 m15.8°C3/9
10:000.6 m5.5 sSW · 225.4°0.6 m1.2 m15.8°C3/9
11:000.5 m5.5 sSW · 225.9°0.6 m1.2 m15.8°C3/9
12:000.5 m5.4 sSW · 226.1°0.6 m1.1 m15.8°C3/9
13:000.5 m5.3 sSW · 226.5°0.6 m1.1 m15.8°C3/9
14:000.6 m5.2 sSW · 226.2°0.6 m1.2 m15.8°C3/9
15:000.6 m5.1 sSW · 225.6°0.6 m1.3 m15.8°C3/9
16:000.6 m5.1 sSW · 224.5°0.7 m1.4 m15.8°C3/9
17:000.7 m5 sSW · 223.9°0.7 m1.4 m15.8°C3/9
18:000.7 m5 sSW · 223.2°0.8 m1.5 m15.8°C3/9
19:000.6 m5 sSW · 222.5°0.8 m1.5 m15.8°C3/9
20:000.6 m5.1 sSW · 221.8°0.8 m1.5 m15.8°C3/9
21:000.6 m5.2 sSW · 221.3°0.8 m1.5 m15.8°C3/9
22:000.6 m5.3 sSW · 220.8°0.8 m1.5 m15.7°C3/9
23:000.5 m5.3 sSW · 220.5°0.8 m1.5 m15.7°C3/9

Wind

Margate wind forecast

Wind speed20.1 km/hSE
Gusts31.6 km/hBreezy
Direction
SE
Bearing
135.8°
Beaufort
4

Wind speed and gusts

Local time · km/h
TimeWindGustsForceDirection
00:0020.1 km/h31.6 km/h4/12SE · 135.8°
01:0019 km/h31.6 km/h4/12SE · 136.6°
02:0018.6 km/h28.8 km/h3/12SE · 141.6°
03:0018.1 km/h28.8 km/h3/12SSE · 146.6°
04:0017.7 km/h28.8 km/h3/12SSE · 151.5°
05:0018.3 km/h27.1 km/h3/12SE · 144.9°
06:0018.9 km/h27.1 km/h3/12SE · 138.3°
07:0019.5 km/h27.1 km/h4/12SE · 131.7°
08:0020.8 km/h31.8 km/h4/12SE · 127°
09:0022 km/h31.8 km/h4/12ESE · 122.4°
10:0023.3 km/h31.8 km/h4/12ESE · 117.8°
11:0021.7 km/h26.5 km/h4/12ESE · 114.9°
12:0020.1 km/h26.5 km/h4/12ESE · 112°
13:0018.5 km/h26.5 km/h3/12ESE · 109°
14:0020.7 km/h32.9 km/h4/12ESE · 105.3°
15:0022.9 km/h32.9 km/h4/12ESE · 101.6°
16:0025.1 km/h32.9 km/h4/12E · 97.9°
17:0026.6 km/h41.5 km/h4/12ESE · 104.1°
18:0028.1 km/h41.5 km/h5/12ESE · 110.4°
19:0029.6 km/h41.5 km/h5/12ESE · 116.6°
20:0030.6 km/h42 km/h5/12ESE · 109.6°
21:0031.6 km/h42 km/h5/12ESE · 102.6°
22:0032.6 km/h42 km/h5/12E · 95.6°
23:0032.5 km/h44.5 km/h5/12E · 96.5°

Weather

Margate marine weather forecast

Air temperature12.4°CFeels like 8.1°C
Water temperature15.9°C
Weather conditionsLight rain showerRain 58%
Humidity
77%
Visibility
10 km
Pressure
1026 hPa
Cloud cover
100%
UV
0

Air and water temperature

Local time · °C
TimeConditionsAir tempWaterFeelsRainHumidityVisibilityPressureCloudUV
00:00Light rain shower12.4°C15.9°C8.1°C58%77%10 km1026 hPa100%0
01:00Patchy rain possible12.8°C15.9°C8°C29%71%10 km1026 hPa97%0
02:00Patchy rain possible12.8°C15.8°C8.1°C25%71%10 km1026 hPa100%0
03:00Patchy rain possible12.6°C15.8°C8.2°C22%73%10 km1026 hPa77%0
04:00Light rain shower12.8°C15.8°C9°C36%75%10 km1025 hPa100%0
05:00Patchy rain possible12.7°C15.8°C9°C27%74%10 km1026 hPa91%0
06:00Patchy rain possible12.7°C15.8°C9°C19%73%10 km1026 hPa88%0
07:00Sunny12.5°C15.8°C8.9°C8%73%10 km1026 hPa17%0
08:00Sunny12.3°C15.8°C8.9°C7%73%10 km1026 hPa7%0
09:00Sunny12.4°C15.8°C9°C7%72%10 km1026 hPa7%0
10:00Sunny12.5°C15.8°C9°C8%76%10 km1026 hPa10%1
11:00Patchy rain possible12.7°C15.8°C9.1°C22%75%10 km1026 hPa100%1
12:00Patchy rain possible12.9°C15.8°C9.4°C17%75%10 km1026 hPa75%1
13:00Patchy rain possible13°C15.8°C9°C22%76%10 km1026 hPa100%2
14:00Cloudy12.9°C15.8°C8.7°C20%78%10 km1025 hPa87%1
15:00Cloudy13°C15.8°C9°C15%77%10 km1024 hPa65%1
16:00Patchy rain possible12.9°C15.8°C8.9°C28%80%10 km1024 hPa100%0
17:00Light drizzle13.6°C15.8°C9.4°C42%81%2 km1023 hPa100%0
18:00Patchy rain possible14.2°C15.8°C10.2°C35%82%10 km1022 hPa100%0
19:00Patchy rain possible14.8°C15.8°C10.9°C34%82%10 km1021 hPa100%0
20:00Patchy rain possible15.1°C15.8°C10.4°C31%83%10 km1021 hPa100%0
21:00Patchy rain possible15.4°C15.8°C10°C25%81%10 km1020 hPa100%0
22:00Overcast15.6°C15.7°C10.2°C23%79%10 km1020 hPa100%0
23:00Partly cloudy15.3°C15.7°C9.5°C15%79%10 km1019 hPa57%0

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Fishing

Fishing conditions for Margate based on tides, wind, swell and weather

Fishing score68 / 100Good
Best time06:00–11:00Peak 96 / 100
Positive drivers
Strong Ebb Current, Sunrise, Underfoot, Rising Pressure, Swell Agitation Food Release
Soft negatives
—
Negatives
—

Fishing conditions through the day

Local time · /100
TimeScoreRatingConfidenceDrivers
00:0011/100Poor100%
01:0025/100Poor100%
02:0049/100Fair100%
03:0062/100Good100%
04:0046/100Fair100%
05:0035/100Poor100%
06:0067/100Good100%
07:0096/100Excellent100%
08:0080/100Very Good100%
09:0067/100Good100%
10:0065/100Good100%
11:0045/100Fair100%
12:0028/100Poor100%
13:0048/100Fair100%
14:0071/100Good100%
15:0069/100Good100%
16:0075/100Very Good100%
17:0088/100Excellent100%
18:0063/100Good100%
19:0039/100Poor100%
20:0055/100Fair100%
21:0069/100Good100%
22:0046/100Fair100%
23:0020/100Poor100%

Astronomy

Moon phases, sunrise and sunset for Margate

Waxing Gibbous
Current moon phase

Waxing Gibbous

8.1 days old 58% illuminated
Next moonrise15:27
Next moonset00:15

Next Moon Phases

Moon iconDatePhase
New Moon2026-11-09New Moon
First Quarter2026-11-17First Quarter
Full Moon2026-10-26Full Moon
Last Quarter2026-11-01Last Quarter

Sun times

Sunrise
07:26
Sunset
17:54

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