Surf Forecasts:
Apache Pier surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period, S swell with 217 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 22 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 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 22) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. 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 1.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 6s |
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. For the next 16 days, we’re looking at a real tough stretch at Apache Pier. The swell just isn’t lining up with the wind, and the results are pretty grim, so temper expectations.
Right now, there’s a little bit of energy in the water, but it’s getting ruined. On Sunday the 19th, we’ve got a 5ft south swell, but it’s getting hammered by a fresh cross-onshore breeze at 22 mph. The water’s a balmy 85°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but you won’t be enjoying it. The combined wave energy is moderate (149), but the conditions are just lumpy and poor. This is a sandbar, so it’s exposed, but the wind is killing any chance of a clean wave.
We’ve got a long stretch of nothing good here. Monday the 20th through to the end of July is a write-off. The swell drops off, and we’re stuck with weak, short-period windswell—under 3ft and mostly under 8 seconds. The wind is either cross or cross-on, and it’s choppy. There’s a couple of days late in July where the wind goes light and glassy, like on the 26th (Sunday) afternoon with a 1ft glassy SE swell, but that’s tiny. Not worth paddling out for.
We finally see a bit more swell try to push in on the morning of Saturday the 1st of August. There’s a 4ft easterly swell with a clean cross-offshore breeze from the WSW at only 3 mph. The combined energy is weak (82), and the period is short (5 seconds), but it’s clean. That’s the best we’ll see, but it’s still ordinary. Then it’s back to a moderate cross-shore with a cross-chop.
The second week is more of the same, with a bigger pulse of south swell arriving on Monday the 3rd of August. We’re looking at 5ft south swell with a strong combined energy of 324, but it’s under a moderate cross-shore wind at 16 mph. The conditions will be a cross-chop mess. It’s an easy miss.
So, to be honest, there’s nothing here I’d call a standout. The best of a bad bunch is that Saturday morning (August 1st) with the clean conditions, but it’s tiny. For a pier, the setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer given the onshore winds and lumpy conditions. The crowds are often here, but they won’t be a problem because nobody will be out.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSW 5 |
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 kJ | 149 | 95 | 50 | 62 | 78 | 83 | 156 | 167 | 128 | 184 | 155 | 128 | 140 | 74 | 123 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 72 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:12PM0.93m | 2:18AM0.90m | 3:03PM0.92m | 3:06AM0.84m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.13m | 9:07AM0.05m | 9:39PM0.21m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 13 |
Temp °C | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 20 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 7 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 106 | 76 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 19 | 37 | 23 | 28 | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 5 | — | S 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 149 | 95 | 50 | 62 | 78 | 83 | 156 | 167 | 128 | 184 | 155 | 128 | 140 | 74 | 123 | — | 33 | — | 31 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 703 | 136 | 343 | 954 | 383 | 498 | 1306 | 278 | 417 | 334 | 0 | 18 | 96 | 9 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 144 | 52 |
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