Surf Forecasts:
Fernandina Beach Pier surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 1 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, SE swell with 71 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 1 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fernandina Beach Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Fernandina Beach Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s 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 offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fernandina Beach Pier in the next 16 days are 0.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fernandina Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve been staring at this forecast for Fernandina Beach Pier, and I gotta tell you straight up – it’s a tough stretch. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and quiet for any decent waves.
We start off with Wednesday the 29th. A tiny 1ft south-east windswell is bumping in with a real short 9 second period, so there’s barely any push. To make matters worse, we’ve got a risk of thunderstorms and a cross-offshore wind that’s not cleaning it up. The combined energy is only (16), which is just a whisper. The water temp’s sitting around 84°, which is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.
Thursday the 30th through to the end of the first week is more of the same: tiny little ankle-biters, mostly under 2ft, with only a brief moment of clean conditions on Thursday morning with a light offshore, but the swell’s just too small to bother with. The whole week is a write-off for a proper surf. There’s a gap of about five or six days where you’re really not going to want to paddle out – just small, weak, and messy.
Now, looking further out, there is a glimmer of hope for the second week. Around Friday the 7th of August, something changes. The swell starts to push up, coming from the ESE with a period stretching to 10 seconds. The morning sees 5ft with a combined energy of (341), and that’s the first real sign of life. The winds are light cross-onshore though, so it’ll have some bump on it. The Saturday morning the 8th is the standout in this whole outlook. We’ve got a clean 5ft from the ESE, with a light cross-onshore breeze that’ll keep it just about workable. The combined energy is solid at (302). This is the one to set your alarm for. It’s not perfect, but it’s the best we’ve got on offer this entire 16-day window. Sunday the 9th pushes up over 7ft, but by then the breeze picks up and the period drops, making it a choppy mess.
Into Monday the 10th of August, there’s a surprise: glassy conditions in the morning with a 4ft south-south-east swell. For a beach/pier break like this, glassy wind is gold. The combined energy is (109), so it’s moderate, but the swell period is short at 6 seconds, so the waves will be soft and crumbly. It’s a surfable morning, but nothing to write home about. After that, it all drops away again into tiny, ordinary surf through to the end of the forecast on Thursday the 13th.
So, to bottom line it: for Fernandina Beach Pier, the whole 16-day window is pretty flat. The best bet is a dawn patrol on Saturday the 8th of August for that 5ft ESE swell, or maybe the glassy Monday the 10th. Don’t hold your breath for anything else. The surf just isn’t on.
Stay salty,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 37°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 5 | E 9 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 40 | 24 | 62 | 40 | 42 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:44AM1.58m | 9:11PM1.87m | 9:26AM1.61m | 9:50PM1.86m | 10:07AM1.64m | 10:27PM1.83m | 10:48AM1.67m | 11:05PM1.80m | 11:29AM1.71m | 11:44PM1.76m | 12:12PM1.76m | 00:26AM1.71m | 12:58PM1.80m | 1:13AM1.66m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.09m | 3:49AM0.12m | 3:45PM0.09m | 4:24AM0.09m | 4:24PM0.09m | 4:59AM0.07m | 5:05PM0.12m | 5:35AM0.05m | 5:49PM0.15m | 6:15AM0.05m | 6:38PM0.20m | 7:00AM0.04m | 7:35PM0.23m | ||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 12 | — | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 37 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 37 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 27 | 31 | 37 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 12 | 7 | — | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 23 | 62 | 40 | 42 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 7 | E 9 | ESE 6 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 6 | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | S 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SE 6 | WSW 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 5 | — | SE 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSE 4 | SW 3 | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | 6 | 37 | — | 17 | 6 | — | 24 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 479 | 740 | 555 | 365 | 1304 | 803 | 521 | 632 | 25 | 1264 | 1264 | 158 | 43 | 56 | 92 | 323 | 39 | 108 | 108 | 740 | 39 |
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