Surf Forecasts:
Apache Pier surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, SSW swell with 77 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 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 Sunday (Jul 12) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s 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 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Apache Pier over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Apache Pier aren't exactly lighting up the charts. We've got a long, frustrating stretch of small, weak swell and mostly ordinary to poor conditions ahead.
The first recommendation for a proper surf won't come for a full week, not until the morning of Sunday the 19th of July. The week leading up to that is a write-off – tiny waves with combined swell energy trickling in below 70 most days, and the wind's often messy. It's a gap of around seven days with nothing worth paddling out for.
Now, when Sunday the 19th finally rolls around, we get a bit of a tease. The morning brings a clean, cross-offshore breeze from the WSW and a chest-high 3ft swell from the SSW. The combined swell energy hits 62, which is still weak, but the clean conditions make it surfable – it's ordinary, but it's something. The afternoon, however, gets ruined by a strong cross-onshore wind from the south at 18 mph, so get your session in early.
After that, it's back to the doldrums. The following week from the 20th through to the 26th is a grim run of tiny waves, mostly under 3ft, with short periods and weak energy rarely cracking 70. Winds are a mixed bag, with a few clean windows on Monday the 20th morning (NW offshore at 6 mph) and Wednesday the 22nd morning (WNW cross-off), but the swell is just too small to get excited about. The morning of Saturday the 25th has a solid 3ft from the south and a cross-offshore wind from the SW at 15 mph keeping it clean, but the energy is only 75 and the period is short and weak.
The standout, if you could call it that, is the morning of Sunday the 26th of July, about two weeks out. We see a slight bump in swell to 4ft from the south with a clean cross-offshore wind from the WNW at 6 mph. The combined swell energy climbs to 76 – still moderate but the best we've seen in a while. It’s described as 'surfable waves but very ordinary conditions', so it’s the pick of a pretty average bunch.
Bottom line: Apache Pier is in a flat spell. Don't expect much for two weeks. The best bet is to keep an eye on the morning sessions around the 19th and maybe the 26th, but bring a longboard and low expectations.
Stay patient, Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 4 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
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 kJ | 77 | 30 | 16 | 30 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 1:21PM0.94m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 7:35AM-0.05m | 7:52PM0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | 8:27 | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 |
mm | 5 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 30 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | E 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 6 | NNE 2 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | WNW 3 | SSW 5 | — | NNE 2 | — | E 4 | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 77 | — | 16 | 30 | — | 22 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 19 | — | 1 | — | 12 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 61 | 512 | 40 | 61 | 219 | 66 | 66 | 189 | 189 | 324 | 356 | 703 | 130 | 480 | 95 | 827 | 2170 | 130 | 1645 | 512 |
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