Surf Forecasts:
Apache Pier surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, ESE swell with 177 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 11 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s 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 Friday (Sep 11) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s is also forecast. 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 1.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 12) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Apache Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are a tough watch for anyone chasing waves around Apache Pier. We’ve got a long, quiet stretch ahead with very little to get excited about.
Looking at the whole 16-day run, we kick off with a real dud. Sunday the 6th through to Wednesday the 10th is just a flat spell. Tiny, weak swell – we’re talking 0.7ft to 2ft – with poor to ordinary conditions. The combined energy is barely a whisper, sitting between 13 and 113 (weak to moderate), but with the onshore and cross-onshore winds, it’s all chop and no hope. Even the glassy moments on Thursday the 10th morning (2ft) are too small to bother with. That’s nearly five days of nothing worth paddling for.
We finally see a tiny pulse around Friday the 11th morning. A 3ft swell from the SSW, period a short 5 seconds, but with a light cross-offshore breeze from the WSW it’ll be clean. The combined energy is only 84 (weak), and the waves are surfable but very ordinary. Still, if you’re absolutely jonesing, that’s your best window. But don’t expect much.
The rest of the forecast is more of the same: tiny, weak, and mostly messy. Through the second week, from around the 14th onward, we see occasional clean conditions with glassy mornings and light offshore breezes, but the swell is pathetic – mostly 1.0ft to 2ft with combined energy in the teens and twenties. The standout in terms of clean conditions might be Saturday the 12th afternoon (2ft, glassy) or Tuesday the 15th morning (1.0ft, glassy), but again, it’s knee-high at best.
Water temp is sitting at a balmy 85°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – nice for a swim, but it won’t help the surf.
Overall, the only real “standout” is Friday the 11th morning, and only because it’s the biggest and cleanest of a very poor bunch. For the rest, it’s a waiting game. The break is a sandbar, exposed to the SSE, but when the swell is this weak and the period is so short, it’s just not linking up. Beginners might find something soft, but there’s nothing with any push. For the more experienced, this is a kite-surfing kind of setup when the wind picks up, not a paddle-surfing one.
Hang in there – forecasts can change, and it rarely stays this flat for long.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 |
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 kJ | 6 | 13 | 43 | 39 | 44 | 67 | 113 | 177 | 127 | 78 | 69 | 42 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 53 | 43 | 40 | 16 | 26 | 20 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.05m | 6:24AM0.87m | 7:00PM1.09m | 7:27AM0.93m | 7:57PM1.12m | 8:24AM0.99m | 8:48PM1.13m | 9:15AM1.05m | 9:35PM1.12m | 10:02AM1.08m | 10:19PM1.09m | 10:47AM1.09m | 11:00PM1.05m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM0.13m | 1:01AM0.26m | 1:08PM0.08m | 2:00AM0.18m | 2:08PM0.02m | 2:52AM0.09m | 3:03PM-0.02m | 3:38AM0.03m | 3:54PM-0.04m | 4:22AM-0.00m | 4:41PM-0.02m | 5:04AM-0.01m | 5:26PM0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 28 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 69 | 42 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 17 | 11 | — | 10 | 9 | 26 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 3 | — | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 43 | 39 | 44 | 67 | 113 | 177 | 127 | 78 | — | — | — | 6 | 23 | 53 | 43 | 6 | — | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 823 | 827 | 769 | 733 | 827 | 572 | 551 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 2654 | 227 | 66 | 789 | 450 | 0 | 769 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 61 |
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