Surf Forecasts:
Apache Pier surf forecast from 12 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 15 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSW swell with 108 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 15 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S 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 (Aug 15) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period. 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 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Apache Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Mitch, let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Apache Pier.
Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days at Apache Pier are looking pretty flat and uninspiring for the most part. There’s a big ol’ gap of nothingness right from the start. For the first week, we’re talking about tiny, weak scraps. The combined energy is way down in the dumps, barely cracking triple digits on a good day, and most of the time it’s sitting in the pitiful single or double digits (7 to 54). The water temperature is sitting at 84°, which is about average for this time of year, so at least you won’t need a steamer.
The first real glimmer of something doesn’t show up until the morning of Wednesday the 19th of August. We get a little bump of 2 ft from the SE with a period of 11 seconds, giving it a bit more shape than the junk we’ve been seeing. The wind is glassy and the conditions are clean. The combined energy is still weak at 62, but it’s surfable. It’s the best of a bad bunch, but “best” is a relative term here. The swell direction is SE, which is right in the zone for this spot.
After that, it’s back to the same old story of tiny, onshore slop until we get to the morning of Thursday the 27th of August. That morning gives us a touch more size with 2 ft from the ENE, a period of 7 seconds, and a light cross-off shore wind. The combined energy finally climbs a bit to 61. It’s nothing to write home about, but it’s another window of clean, surfable waves.
Honestly, the only standout, if you can call it that, is the morning of the 19th. It’s glassy, it’s clean, and the swell has a little bit of period to it. The 27th is a distant second. For pretty much everything else, the wind is all over the shop, usually cross-on or onshore, making a mess of the tiny waves. If you’re a beginner, the sizes are small enough to handle, but the quality just isn’t there. For the more experienced crew, there’s nothing to get excited about.
This is a spot that can be consistent, but this run is a dry spell. It’s one of those times where you just gotta wait for a new forecast. The potential is there, but not in this window.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 35°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 13 | SE 12 |
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 kJ | 3 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 42 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 71 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:32AM0.96m | 9:57PM1.15m | 10:24AM1.00m | 10:45PM1.12m | 11:14AM1.02m | 11:30PM1.08m | 12:01PM1.02m | 00:13AM1.02m | 12:47PM1.01m | 00:55AM0.95m | 1:34PM0.98m | 1:38AM0.88m | 2:21PM0.95m | 2:22AM0.82m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM-0.13m | 4:50AM-0.05m | 5:00PM-0.12m | 5:34AM-0.06m | 5:49PM-0.07m | 6:17AM-0.05m | 6:36PM0.01m | 6:59AM-0.00m | 7:23PM0.10m | 7:41AM0.06m | 8:11PM0.19m | 8:24AM0.12m | 9:01PM0.28m | ||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | — | 13 |
Temp °C | 29 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | — | S 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | E 4 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 31 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | SE 8 | — | SSE 5 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | — | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 13 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 21 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 4 | S 8 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | E 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 5 | — | S 6 | ESE 4 | — | SSE 8 | S 4 | — | S 5 | — | — | S 4 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 16 | — | 6 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 42 | — | 22 | 5 | — | 49 | 11 | — | 11 | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1774 | 2076 | 1653 | 942 | 1758 | 1746 | 360 | 2482 | 0 | 66 | 1781 | 465 | 512 | 824 | 66 | 212 | 769 | 219 | 219 | 63 | 0 |
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