Surf Forecasts:
Horace Caldwell Pier surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, SSE swell with 49 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 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) 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 (Sun 23rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Horace Caldwell Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a hard look at what’s cookin’ for Horace Caldwell Pier. Gotta be straight with you, the outlook across the board is pretty flat and uninspiring for the next 16 days. We’re lookin’ at a long, drawn-out stretch of tiny, weak waves and onshore chop. The energy is just not there.
For the entire period, from now through to the start of September, every single session is rated as poor surf conditions. The combined swell energy is weak, barely crackin’ 20 to 30 (moderate wave energy) on most days, and often sittin’ under 30. This is not the kind of juice that gets a surfer out of bed.
Let’s walk through it. Tuesday the 18th through the weekend, we’ve got southwest to southeast winds blowin’ cross-on or directly onshore. Swell heights are pathetic—2 ft to 3 ft max, coming from the SE or SSE with a short period of just 4 to 5 seconds. That’s windswell, not groundswell. It’s gonna be choppy and bumpy, with no real shape. The water temp is around 85°F with a 1°F anomaly, so pretty average for this time of year—nothing special.
Monday the 24th morning offers a brief glimmer: a light SW cross-offshore breeze cleanin’ things up, but the swell is still a miserable 2 ft with 5-second period and 27 units of energy. You might find a knee-high crumbler if you’re desperate, but it’s not worth paddling out for.
The following week doesn’t get any better. Swell bumpin’ up to 3 ft by Thursday the 27th, but the winds are fresh cross-on or onshore, turning it into lumpy, messy junk. Energy stays in the 30 to 50 range. It’s just not happening.
The very end of the window, Monday the 31st of August and Tuesday the 1st of September, we actually get some glassy conditions in the morning. Winds drop to 3 mph, and it’s glassy. The swell though? A tiny 1.0 ft to 2 ft with 4-second period and energy of just 6 to 10. That’s barely a ripple. It’s flat, pure and simple.
Given the constant onshore flow and tiny, weak swell at a beach and pier setup, this is honestly more interesting for the kite surfers than anyone with a paddle. For us, it’s a write-off. With the break showin’ fairly consistent, this kind of blank run is unusual, but the charts say it’s what we’ve got for now. Don’t sweat it too much—this kinda pattern rarely holds forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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) | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
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 kJ | 10 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 46 | 28 | 23 | 46 | 33 | 19 | 39 | 27 | 21 | 45 | 26 | 15 | 36 | 26 | 15 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:20PM0.45m | 4:37AM0.42m | 11:50PM0.47m | 4:46AM0.45m | 2:43AM0.50m | 3:36AM0.52m | 4:29AM0.52m | 5:21AM0.52m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.41m | 2:49PM0.09m | 00:40AM0.47m | 4:11AM0.45m | 3:45PM0.07m | 4:43PM0.06m | 5:40PM0.05m | 6:34PM0.03m | 7:24AM0.51m | 7:22PM0.03m | ||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | E 8 | — | SSE 5 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 46 | 28 | 23 | 46 | — | 19 | 39 | — | 21 | 45 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 10 | 15 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1055 | 1055 | 1060 | 1540 | 1055 | 1060 | 1160 | 1055 | 1060 | 1326 | 1088 | 1055 | 1061 | 1055 | 1060 | 1162 | 1055 | 1060 | 1163 | 1055 |
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