Apache Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.79° N 78.73° W

Issued: 1 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Apache Pier sea temperature is
28.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Apache Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Apache Pier surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period, SSW swell with 332 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. 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 1.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Wed 8th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 6s
Best Surf 5PM (Fri 10th Jul)5.5ft (1.7m) 6s
Most Powerful 8PM (Fri 10th Jul)6ft (1.9m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Apache Pier over the next 16 days.


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Apache Pier over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, this stretch ain’t looking like a surfer’s paradise right now. We’ve got a long run of tiny, weak, and messy surf stretching from Friday 3 July all the way through to early in the second week. Most of that time we’re looking at waves barely scraping 1ft to 2ft, with short-period rubbish (5 to 9 seconds) and cross-onshore winds messin’ it all up. The combined wave energy is mostly sitting in the weak range, down around 13 to 29 – that’s just not enough to get excited about.

The water temp is sittin’ at 83°F, which is about 1°F warmer than usual for this time of year – so nothing wild there, just your typical warm July bath water. The whole first week is a write-off for a proper paddle. Honestly, for the first several days, what little bump there is looks more interesting for kite surfing than a surfboard.

Now, there is a tiny glimmer. Wednesday 8 July morning gets a sniff of life with a 3ft swell from the SSW and a light cross-offshore breeze. It’s clean, and the wave energy claws its way to 110 – that’s moderate, not just pathetic. The score is still poor though – it’s surfable but very ordinary. Thursday 9 July morning is similar, with 3ft and clean conditions, but again, don’t expect any gems.

The real standout? I’d point you toward Friday 10 July afternoon. We see a jump to 6ft from the S, with a very light cross-offshore breeze (just 5 km/h) – glassy, clean. The combined energy hits 217, which is solid moderate. For the first time, the model says “expect good surf conditions.” This is the best on offer across the whole 16-day window. But keep in mind, the period is only 6 seconds – short period windswell – so it won't have that grunty groundswell feel.

A second mention would be Tuesday 14 July morning. Clean conditions again, 4ft from the SSW, and wave energy up to 239 – that's the highest combined energy we see until the next week. But the surf comment calls it “marginal,” and the wind is a moderate cross-offshore, not glassy. It's a maybe for the hopeful.

After that, the second week fades again. Wednesday 15 July has the biggest swell of the whole run at 6ft from the SSW (energy 497!), but it’s blown out by strong cross-shore winds, making it a lumpy, poor mess. That size is only for experts anyway, but the wind ruins it. The rest of the days drop back to tiny, weak, and choppy.

Bottom line: the first 7 days are a bust. The only real hope is Friday 10 July afternoon for a clean, fun-sized, beginner-friendly session. The second week has a few clean mornings but nothing that’ll make you skip work. Keep an eye on forecasts though – it tends not to stay poor forever.

Stay salty,
Rusty

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
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AM
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Night
AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
S
5
1.2
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.1
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
13
21
20
11
11
11
11
42
46
43
59
72
84
57
61
84
49
203
189
113
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SW
5
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
35
SSW
20
SW
10
W
25
SSW
5
ESE
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:17AM0.94m
12:34PM0.81m
00:53AM0.91m
1:20PM0.84m
1:34AM0.88m
2:11PM0.87m
2:22AM0.85m
3:08PM0.90m
3:18AM0.82m
4:10PM0.94m
4:21AM0.79m
5:14PM0.98m
5:30AM0.78m
Low Tide
6:38PM0.12m
7:21AM0.10m
7:20PM0.15m
8:00AM0.09m
8:07PM0.19m
8:43AM0.08m
9:01PM0.22m
9:31AM0.06m
10:04PM0.24m
10:25AM0.05m
11:12PM0.25m
11:25AM0.02m
00:22AM0.22m
12:29PM-0.02m
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6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:11
6:11
6:11
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8:29
8:29
8:29
8:29
8:28
8:28
8:28
8:28
 mm
2
17
1
1
31
1
2
Temp °C
28
27
28
28
27
28
29
28
31
30
27
31
32
29
31
31
29
30
31
30
30
Feels °C
30
29
31
29
29
31
30
30
32
30
28
32
31
30
34
34
31
32
32
30
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.9
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
S
7
Energy kJ
26
13
21
20
11
11
11
10
42
3
7
59
13
12
41
12
13
12
25
18
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
S
3
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
2
8
4
4
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
S
5
1.2
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.1
S
7
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
11
46
43
72
84
57
61
84
49
203
189
113
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
805
278
392
802
360
1709
2482
500
1309
424
95
66
805
130
0
177
9
0
373
6
82
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
6
5
9
7
5
6
8
7
4
5
9
8
9
6
5
5
8
5
8
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Information about the Apache Pier Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Apache Pier provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Apache Pier can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Apache Pier surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Apache Pier) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Apache Pier may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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