Surf Forecasts:
Garden City Pier surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, E swell with 127 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Garden City Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Garden City Pier in the next 16 days are 1.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Garden City Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a hard look at what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – this stretch is a tough one. The whole 16-day window is a dud. There isn’t a single session that’s worth paddling out for. The numbers are all in the cellar, and the conditions just aren’t lining up.
We’re looking at Garden City Pier, and it’s a real struggle. For the first week, from Tuesday the 8th right through to the weekend, we’ve got nothing but small, weak swell. The energy is pathetic, barely cracking 100 (102) at its best, and that’s with a cross-shore wind messing it up. The swell’s hanging around 3ft from the East, but with a short period of 7 seconds, it’s just a messy, onshore chop. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
We hit a bit of a glassy calm on Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th, but the swell drops to a tiny 1ft. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. The energy is down to single digits (13 and 15). That’s a real tease.
The second week doesn’t get any better. We see a few clean mornings pop up, like Monday the 14th with a light offshore wind, but the swell is still a miserable 1ft. The energy is weak (22). There’s a tiny blip of a 3ft wave on Wednesday the 16th, but it’s from the South with a period of just 5 seconds – total slop. The energy is a little higher (32) but with a cross-offshore wind, it’s just not surfable.
Things get even smaller towards the end of the run. We see some clean offshore winds on Saturday the 19th and Monday the 22nd, but the swell is so small it’s barely a ripple. The energy is down in the teens and low twenties. It’s a cruel joke.
Look, this is one of those periods where the ocean just shuts down. There are no standouts, no hidden gems. The forecast confidence is high for the near term, and it’s all bad news. For a spot like this, a blank run of this length is a real possibility. When the swell is this weak, and the wind is onshore or cross, it’s more interesting for the kite surfers than anyone trying to paddle. The only thing to do is wait for the next change in the charts.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Thu morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 102 | 98 | 111 | 51 | 50 | 37 | 29 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:07AM1.34m | 7:37PM1.62m | 8:04AM1.44m | 8:28PM1.63m | 8:55AM1.51m | 9:15PM1.62m | 9:42AM1.56m | 9:59PM1.58m | 10:27AM1.58m | 10:40PM1.51m | 11:10AM1.57m | 11:19PM1.43m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM0.16m | 2:02PM0.02m | 2:46AM0.08m | 2:57PM-0.02m | 3:32AM0.03m | 3:48PM-0.03m | 4:16AM-0.00m | 4:35PM-0.02m | 4:58AM-0.01m | 5:20PM0.02m | 5:37AM0.02m | 6:04PM0.08m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 7:34 | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | 37 | 29 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 127 | 102 | 98 | 111 | 51 | 50 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | 6 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 622 | 457 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 194 | 661 | 428 | 33 | 649 | 480 | 1330 | 1330 | 112 | 114 | 367 | 114 |
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