Surf Forecasts:
Apache Pier surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, SSW swell with 164 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m 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 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Apache Pier over the next 16 days.
Alright, this is a tough one right off the bat. For the next 16 days, Apache Pier is looking pretty flat and uninspiring. We’ve got a long stretch here with hardly anything worth paddling out for. The swell is tiny, and most of the time the wind is messy. The best you can hope for are a few small windows of clean but weak waves.
We start off on Wednesday, July 8th. It’s a write-off: a weak 3ft S swell with a short 4-second period, cross-on wind at 16 mph, and the water is a touch warmer than normal at 85°. The combined energy is a measly 42 – yeah, it’s that weak. Just a choppy, messy mess.
Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th offer a little glimmer. Thursday morning you’ll see a clean 2ft S swell with a cross-off WSW breeze at 9 mph. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The combined energy is still only 43. Friday morning is similar with a 3ft SSW swell, clean, but again, the energy is low (149) and the quality is poor. The afternoons both days get blown out by strong cross-onshore winds.
Saturday morning, July 11th, is probably the closest thing to a highlight in this whole period. A clean 4ft SSW swell, cross-off wind at 9 mph, and the combined energy bumps up to 170. It’s still just “surfable but very ordinary,” but it’s the best of a bad lot. The afternoon gets lumpy again.
From Sunday the 12th right through to the end of the forecast on July 23rd, it’s a ghost town. Swell heights drop below 3ft, periods are short, and the energy numbers are in the teens and twenties. There’s a moment on Tuesday afternoon, July 14th, with glassy conditions and a 1ft SE swell, but it’s tiny. There’s another glassy morning on Thursday, July 23rd, with a 1ft SE swell, but that’s about it. Honestly, for the next two weeks, leave the board at home. This is a kite-surfing setup more than a paddle-surfing one, with the wind and small chop.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 45 | 73 | 119 | 68 | 117 | 94 | 73 | 45 | 56 | 25 | 43 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 58 | 46 | 37 | 55 | 12 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:21AM0.79m | 5:14PM0.98m | 5:30AM0.78m | 6:20PM1.03m | 6:38AM0.79m | 7:23PM1.08m | 7:45AM0.82m | 8:24PM1.12m | 8:47AM0.85m | 9:22PM1.15m | 9:46AM0.89m | 10:16PM1.16m | 10:43AM0.92m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.25m | 11:25AM0.02m | 00:22AM0.22m | 12:29PM-0.02m | 1:29AM0.16m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — |
 | 8:28 | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 37 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 49 | 9 | 56 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 58 | 46 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 6 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 69 | 45 | 73 | 119 | 68 | 117 | 94 | 73 | 45 | — | — | 43 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 55 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 324 | 386 | 0 | 420 | 280 | 130 | 598 | 360 | 0 | 334 | 81 | 130 | 494 | 189 | 99 | 189 | 130 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
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The above surf forecast table for Apache Pier provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Apache Pier can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Apache Pier surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Apache Pier) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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