Garden City Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.58° N 79.00° W

Garden City Pier WaveFinder

Issued: 7 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Garden City Pier sea temperature is
29.3° C
1.4° 

Garden City Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Garden City 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 cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, SSW swell with 115 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Garden City Pier this week:

The surf forecast for Garden City Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Garden City Pier in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Sat 11th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 6s
Best Surf11PM (Sat 11th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 6s
Most Powerful 5AM (Sat 11th Jul)4ft (1.2m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Garden City Pier over the next 16 days.


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