Surf Forecasts:
Apache Pier surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, SW swell with 182 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s 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 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Apache Pier over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let's chew the fat on what's coming up for Apache Pier.
Look, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty bleak run over the next couple of weeks. The swell windows are pretty much closed, and most of the time the wind is just going to mess things up further. We’ve got a real dry spell on our hands.
Kicking off on Saturday the 11th, it’s flat and messy. A tiny 3 ft swell from the SSW, but with a short period of 6 seconds and a cross-offshore wind, it’s just not going to offer anything rideable. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 85°, but that doesn't help the waves.
We go through Sunday the 12th, Monday the 13th, Tuesday the 14th, and Wednesday the 15th with next to no energy. We’re talking ankle-biters at 1 ft to 2 ft (combined energy between 15 and 29). It’s a sad state of affairs.
Thursday the 16th and Friday the 17th offer a tiny bump in size, but it's all cross-onshore junk. We finally see a small spike on Saturday the 18th morning – a 3 ft SSW swell (combined energy of 72) with a clean offshore wind from the NNW. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. For a seasoned spot like this, that’s the best you’re getting, but it’s nothing to get excited about.
Then from Saturday afternoon through to the end of the forecast period on Sunday the 26th, it’s back to the same story: minimal swell, poor conditions, and mostly cross-onshore or onshore winds. There’s a brief moment on Monday the 20th morning where we see a 4 ft SSW swell push the combined energy up to 162, with glassy conditions – and I mean dead calm. That makes it clean but with a short period of 7 seconds, those waves will lack any real push. Still, if you're desperate, that's the only window that looks even remotely interesting.
But overall, for a consistent spot like Apache Pier, a blank run like this is rare. It tends not to stay this poor for long, so keep your wetsuit handy. Forecasts change. Right now though, it’s a big fat zero.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 |
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 kJ | 59 | 72 | 53 | 16 | 23 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 25 | 47 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:23PM1.08m | 7:45AM0.82m | 8:24PM1.12m | 8:47AM0.85m | 9:22PM1.15m | 9:46AM0.89m | 10:16PM1.16m | 10:43AM0.92m | 11:07PM1.14m | 11:37AM0.94m | 11:57PM1.10m | 12:29PM0.94m | 00:44AM1.04m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32PM-0.07m | 2:31AM0.09m | 2:32PM-0.12m | 3:28AM0.02m | 3:29PM-0.16m | 4:22AM-0.04m | 4:24PM-0.18m | 5:13AM-0.08m | 5:17PM-0.17m | 6:02AM-0.09m | 6:09PM-0.12m | 6:48AM-0.08m | 7:00PM-0.05m | ||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | 8 | — | 2 | 18 | — | 1 | 7 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Temp °C | 30 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 36 | 8 | 53 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | E 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 7 | S 5 | E 7 | E 7 | — | SE 8 | E 7 | — | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 | — | 15 | 4 | — | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | E 8 | SE 10 | — | E 3 | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 14 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | NW 2 | — | S 6 | NW 3 | SSE 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 59 | 72 | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 9 | 40 | 33 | 25 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 1645 | 0 | 66 | 219 | 82 | 66 | 130 | 61 | 130 | 1621 | 130 | 334 | 826 | 377 | 360 | 947 | 474 | 63 | 802 | 0 |
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