Surf Forecasts:
Oceanic Pier surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period, SE swell with 142 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Oceanic Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Oceanic Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Oceanic Pier in the next 16 days are 0.8m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oceanic Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – it’s a lean stretch ahead at Oceanic Pier. We’re talking about a long, drawn-out gap with hardly anything to get excited about. The first record shows nothing decent on Tuesday the 1st, and the pattern just keeps on rolling with poor surf conditions for days on end.
We start off on Tuesday the 1st with a tiny 0.3m to 0.5m SE swell, period around 7 to 13 seconds, and the combined energy is weak at 33 to 56. Winds are glassy in the morning, but then swing cross-onshore, making it a write-off. Wednesday the 2nd sees a bump in energy to a moderate 124, with a 0.8m SE swell at a long 10-second period, and clean conditions in the morning with a cross-off wind, but it’s still poor surf. Afternoon gets blown out.
From Thursday the 3rd all the way through to Tuesday the 16th, it’s just a wasteland. We’ve got multiple days with zero combined energy, and when there is a tiny pulse, it’s either too small, onshore, or just plain messy. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
There is one faint glimmer right at the very end. On Wednesday morning the 16th, we get a 1.1m ENE swell with a short 5-second period, combined energy of 82. The wind is glassy, so it’ll be clean, but the waves are still described as “surfable but very ordinary.” It’s nothing special, but it’s the only window in weeks. With a beach/pier setup like this, the short period means it won’t have much shape.
Honestly, this is a classic quiet spell for the area. It’s not unusual to see a blank run like this. For a beginner, the 0.8m on Wednesday morning the 2nd might be okay if you’re desperate, but it’s not worth rushing out for. If the wind picks up and the swell combines with that strong NE wind on the 6th and 7th, this setup might look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
Stay patient. Forecasts can change. Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 25 | 27 | 99 | 124 | 117 | 68 | 65 | 52 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:48PM1.21m | 11:19AM1.34m | 11:33PM1.16m | 12:12PM1.33m | 00:26AM1.10m | 1:13PM1.32m | 1:30AM1.06m | 2:21PM1.31m | 2:43AM1.04m | 3:32PM1.32m | 3:58AM1.06m | 4:41PM1.36m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.05m | 5:56PM0.17m | 6:09AM0.07m | 6:50PM0.23m | 7:01AM0.10m | 7:54PM0.28m | 8:03AM0.12m | 9:04PM0.30m | 9:13AM0.13m | 10:16PM0.28m | 10:24AM0.12m | 11:23PM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | 7:38 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 25 | 25 | 99 | 124 | 117 | 68 | 65 | 52 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 5 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 27 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 50 | 4 | 15 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 113 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 586 | 0 | 19 | 508 | 334 | 508 | 689 | 820 | 1144 | 1555 | 87 | 990 | 858 | 612 |
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