Surf Forecasts:
Apache Pier surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 24 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, S swell with 196 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 24 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Apache Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Apache Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Apache Pier in the next 16 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 25) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 24th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 24th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Apache Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let's get into it. Rusty here, checking in on what's cookin' for the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's a rough stretch. We're looking at a long, flat spell with mostly messy conditions. The first real pulse of surfable energy doesn't show up until Thursday the 30th of July, and even then, it's pretty weak. From now until then, it's a solid week and a half of nothing worth getting wet for. The wind is mostly cross or onshore, chopping everything up, and the swell is tiny and weak.
The only glimmer of hope, and I mean the *only* one in this whole 16-day window, is Apache-Pier itself. On Thursday the 30th, we finally get a bit of a break. The morning shows a tiny 3ft swell from the east, with a period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is still weak at 83, but the wind turns light and cross-offshore, making it clean. Then, in the afternoon, it goes glassy. The swell drops a touch to 3ft, but the energy is a bit lower at 78. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal right now, sittin' around 85°.
That afternoon session on the 30th is your best bet. It's barely surfable, but it's clean. Don't expect any power – it's a knee-high dribbler at best. But if you're desperate to just get out and glide on a glassy ocean, that's your window. The rest of the week after that? More of the same – small, weak, and wind-affected. It's a tough one, folks.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 |
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 kJ | 59 | 97 | 196 | 124 | 127 | 86 | 50 | 80 | 42 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 37 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:55PM0.91m | 3:56AM0.78m | 4:48PM0.91m | 4:48AM0.75m | 5:41PM0.91m | 5:42AM0.73m | 6:33PM0.92m | 6:35AM0.73m | 7:23PM0.94m | 7:26AM0.74m | 8:09PM0.97m | 8:13AM0.76m | 8:52PM0.99m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.10m | 10:35PM0.27m | 10:45AM0.14m | 11:33PM0.30m | 11:37AM0.16m | 00:30AM0.30m | 12:30PM0.17m | 1:24AM0.28m | 1:22PM0.15m | 2:14AM0.24m | 2:10PM0.13m | 3:00AM0.20m | 2:56PM0.10m | 3:43AM0.16m | |||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 15 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | S 3 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 59 | 97 | 196 | 124 | 127 | 86 | 50 | 80 | 42 | 29 | 24 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | — | 8 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1306 | 1306 | 383 | 417 | 416 | 383 | 227 | 40 | 324 | 136 | 40 | 66 | 130 | 66 | 20 | 61 | 219 | 356 | 954 | 572 | 1216 |
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