Surf Forecasts:
Oceanic Pier surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, S swell with 85 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Oceanic Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Oceanic Pier in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oceanic Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you, it’s a grim stretch ahead for Oceanic Pier. We’re looking at a solid 16-day window with barely a whisper of surf to get excited about. The first real chance of anything surfable doesn’t pop up until Thursday the 24th of July, and even then, it’s marginal. So, we’ve got a long, dry gap from now until then.
The whole pattern is stuck on small, weak energy. The combined swell energy is nearly always in the double digits, barely cracking 97 at one point, but that came with a messy cross-onshore wind and a stormy sky. The water temp is sitting at 82°, which is pretty average for this time of year, nothing weird there.
For the first week, it’s a total write-off. Thursday the 16th through Wednesday the 23rd is nothing but tiny, poor surf with onshore or cross-off winds that just mess up any hope. The best you’ll see is 1 ft on the 16th with a 16 mph cross wind, making it a total chop-fest. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on most of those days.
We finally get a glimmer on Thursday the 24th of July. The morning session at Oceanic Pier has a tiny 2 ft swell from the SE with an 8-second period. The combined energy is a weak 69, but the wind is a light 6 mph cross-off from the SW, making it clean. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The afternoon is similar, with a 9 mph breeze. It’s the only thing on offer, so if you’re desperate for a paddle, that’s your window. After that, from Friday the 25th through the 31st, it’s back to tiny, weak surf with poor conditions and no real standout.
The only true standout, if you can call it that, is the morning of Thursday the 24th. It’s not good, it’s just the least bad. Swell is a weak 2 ft from the SE, period is a short 8 seconds, so it’ll be a bit weak and fat. The light offshore wind will make it clean, but don’t expect any power. For a beginner, that’s a safe, small day. For anyone else, it’s a log or a longboard session at best.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | E 13 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 85 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:41PM1.42m | 11:13AM1.21m | 11:28PM1.34m | 12:05PM1.21m | 00:15AM1.25m | 12:56PM1.20m | 1:02AM1.16m | 1:47PM1.18m | 1:50AM1.07m | 2:39PM1.17m | 2:40AM1.01m | 3:32PM1.16m | 3:32AM0.96m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM-0.11m | 5:10AM-0.07m | 5:22PM-0.05m | 5:57AM-0.04m | 6:14PM0.03m | 6:43AM-0.00m | 7:07PM0.11m | 7:29AM0.04m | 8:01PM0.18m | 8:17AM0.09m | 8:57PM0.23m | 9:07AM0.12m | 9:55PM0.26m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 56 |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | S 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 200 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 167 | 200 | 346 | 319 | 111 | 65 | 71 | 85 | 134 | 151 | 130 | 140 | 137 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 858 | 833 | 1819 | 1555 | 785 | 1563 | 559 | 470 | 334 | 470 | 36 | 238 | 19 | 477 | 374 | 594 | 473 | 581 | 577 | 0 |
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