Surf Forecasts:
Horace Caldwell Pier surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, SSE swell with 66 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Horace Caldwell Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Horace Caldwell Pier in the next 16 days are 1.1m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Horace Caldwell Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let's call it like it is for the next couple of weeks around Horace Caldwell Pier.
Honestly, we’re staring down a long, dry stretch. For the whole 16-day window, the surf is tiny, the wind is messy, and there’s just nothing to get stoked about. The wave energy starts weak at 8 on Sunday morning and barely climbs. The water’s sitting at 86°F, about 2°F warmer than normal for this time of year—so the bathwater feels nice, but the waves? Not so much.
Sunday, September 6th is a total washout—just 1ft of SSE windswell with a 4-second period and a light onshore breeze. That’s ankle-biters. Monday, September 7th is more of the same: 2ft, 4 seconds, onshore chop. Tuesday through Thursday we inch up to maybe 2ft, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy with energy barely hitting 35 on Thursday morning, September 10th. Not worth paddling out.
Then things get a little bigger but no better. By Sunday, September 13th, the swell hits 4ft with a 6-second period, and Monday, September 14th pushes to 5ft (7-second period). The energy finally climbs into moderate territory at 195. But the wind is onshore and gusty from the SE, and with a beach/pier setup, that’s just a churned-up mess. That’s kite-surfing weather, not paddle-surfing weather.
The only real chance comes Tuesday, September 15th and Wednesday, September 16th. We get a NNE wind at 22 mph and 16 mph, blowing offshore and cleaning it up. The swell is still small—4ft down to 3ft—and the period is short at 7 seconds, but those offshore winds will make it glassy. The energy plummets though (152 then 89). It’ll look pretty but won’t pack a punch. A longboard might get a few rides if you’re really jonesing.
After that, Thursday, September 17th through Monday, September 21st is back to 2ft junk with short periods and choppy onshore wind again. Energy drops to weak double digits. There’s no standout day here at all—nothing worth marking on the calendar. It’s a full 16-day blank run. Sometimes that’s just how it goes around here. Forecasts can change, so don’t write it off completely, but for now? It’s flat and frustrated.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
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 kJ | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 44 | 56 | 41 | 32 | 64 | 41 | 25 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:32AM0.61m | 8:06AM0.57m | 3:10AM0.59m | 11:10AM0.55m | 3:42AM0.55m | 12:33PM0.55m | 4:09AM0.51m | 1:48PM0.54m | 4:28AM0.47m | 3:02PM0.53m | 4:10AM0.44m | 4:21PM0.53m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM-0.05m | 6:48AM0.56m | 6:38PM-0.04m | 7:26AM0.53m | 7:35PM-0.01m | 8:07AM0.48m | 8:29PM0.05m | 8:48AM0.41m | 9:20PM0.13m | 9:28AM0.34m | 10:10PM0.21m | 10:08AM0.27m | 11:00PM0.30m | ||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 4 | S 4 | E 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | — | SSW 4 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 5 | SSE 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 9 | — | 7 | 16 | — | 13 | 31 | — | 16 | 16 | 15 | 44 | 56 | 41 | 32 | 64 | 41 | 25 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1060 | 1162 | 1060 | 1055 | 1162 | 1055 | 1055 | 1158 | 1055 | 1060 | 1160 | 1055 | 194 | 1162 | 1055 | 1055 | 1081 | 1055 | 1060 | 1163 | 1055 |
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