Surf Forecasts:
Ocean Beach Pier surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period, SW swell with 694 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ocean Beach Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Ocean Beach Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ocean Beach Pier in the next 16 days are 1.1m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ocean Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
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G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Ocean Beach Pier are a tough watch. We’ve got a long, quiet run ahead. The first solid recommendation doesn’t pop up until Wednesday the 8th of July, so that’s a few days of flat or junk to start.
For Wednesday morning, we finally see a little pulse of life. Swell bumps to 3 ft out of the SW, with a period of 16 seconds – that’s proper groundswell, so the energy is there (920). The wind is light cross-onshore from the SW at only 6 mph, which will keep the surface clean enough to test. It’s a beach and reef setup, so that long-period swell might wall up a bit straight, but for a Wednesday morning session when you’re itching for something, it’s your best bet. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild.
Honestly, that Wednesday is the only real standout in the whole outlook. Thursday the 9th offers similar sized SW swell (3 ft, 16 seconds) with a gentle cross-shore breeze, but it’s only marginal. Then from Friday the 10th through to the 20th of July, it’s pretty much all “poor surf” – small waist-high slop or smaller, mostly onshore or cross-onshore breezes. There’s a small bump of W windswell around the 16th and 17th, but with a short period (8-9 seconds) and messy winds, it’s not worth paddling out for. The combined wave energy drops off a cliff into the weak zone (196-498 range) for most of that second week.
If you’re desperate, the Wednesday morning (8th July) window is the one to aim for. It’s not firing, but it’s the cleanest and most energetic we get. Otherwise, the ocean’s taking a breather.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
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 kJ | 161 | 246 | 249 | 459 | 306 | 309 | 388 | 694 | 460 | 375 | 527 | 443 | 527 | 432 | 367 | 362 | 322 | 309 | 309 | 318 | 322 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.45m | 2:16PM1.28m | 1:09AM1.27m | 2:59PM1.36m | 2:24AM1.07m | 3:47PM1.47m | 4:12AM0.93m | 4:39PM1.59m | 6:03AM0.90m | 5:33PM1.73m | 7:30AM0.96m | 6:27PM1.88m | 8:32AM1.05m | 7:21PM2.02m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.11m | 7:42PM0.74m | 8:02AM0.24m | 9:09PM0.68m | 8:40AM0.39m | 10:44PM0.52m | 9:28AM0.53m | 00:07AM0.30m | 10:30AM0.64m | 1:11AM0.05m | 11:40AM0.71m | 2:04AM-0.17m | 12:47PM0.72m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — |
 | 8:00 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 16 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 151 | 246 | 249 | 459 | 306 | 248 | 62 | 694 | 84 | 150 | 186 | 149 | 157 | 230 | 190 | 362 | 108 | 309 | 309 | 318 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 20 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 161 | 116 | 85 | 17 | 22 | 309 | 352 | 77 | 460 | 375 | 527 | 443 | 527 | 432 | 367 | 117 | 322 | 80 | 44 | 22 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 12 | SW 20 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 11 | S 21 | — | SSW 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 5 | 15 | 15 | 163 | 162 | 36 | 388 | 11 | 212 | 171 | 207 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 9 | — | 37 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 219 | 223 | 9 | 58 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 159 | 158 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
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