Surf Forecasts:
Oceanic Pier surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, SE swell with 51 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE 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 (Jul 14) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. 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 0.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 7s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oceanic Pier over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
G'day, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Oceanic Pier are looking pretty grim. We've got a long stretch of small, weak surf ahead, with only a few brief moments that might get your heart beating, but even then, it's nothing to write home about.
For the first week, from Tuesday the 7th right through to Monday the 13th, it's pretty much a write-off. We're looking at tiny 1ft to 1ft swells from the southeast, and the energy is weak – mostly in the 14 to 35 range. There's no power behind it. The mornings offer some clean, offshore winds (WNW or W), which is nice, but with that size, you'll be doing more floating than surfing. Afternoons are mostly cross-off from the SSW, with a couple of stronger breezes. Honestly, this whole stretch is for the die-hards only.
There's a tiny blip on Tuesday the 14th. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the ENE with a period of 6 seconds – a real short-period, weak windswell (combined energy 171). Winds are light and cross from the NNE in the morning, but it's still poor surf. Not a standout by any means, but it's the biggest we've seen. Afternoon drops back to 3ft with a cross wind from the S.
From Wednesday the 15th, we're back into the doldrums – 1.0ft to 1ft surf, clean mornings but completely undersized. There's a gap from the 18th and 19th where the swell flatlines completely – zero wave energy, no swell at all. That's a full two days of nothing.
We get another little spike on Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st, with 2ft southeast swells and clean offshore winds. The energy is still weak at 33-36, so don't expect much push. After that, it's back to tiny 1ft slop and then flat again on Wednesday the 22nd.
If you're desperate, the best of a bad bunch is Tuesday morning the 14th, with that 3ft ENE swell. The wind is light and cross, so it'll be clean enough for a few close-out shorebreaks. It's not for beginners at that size, but the short 6-second period means it won't have any punch, so it might just be a fun little paddle. No spot really stands out here – we're just waiting for the ocean to wake up.
Water temp is 83°F, which is about average for this time of year.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 5 |
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 kJ | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.16m | 2:02AM1.05m | 2:54PM1.21m | 3:05AM1.02m | 3:58PM1.26m | 4:14AM1.01m | 5:04PM1.33m | 5:22AM1.02m | 6:07PM1.39m | 6:29AM1.05m | 7:08PM1.44m | 7:31AM1.10m | 8:06PM1.48m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26PM0.21m | 8:47AM0.04m | 9:34PM0.21m | 9:47AM0.02m | 10:44PM0.19m | 10:51AM-0.02m | 11:51PM0.14m | 11:54AM-0.06m | 00:53AM0.08m | 12:54PM-0.10m | 1:50AM0.02m | 1:51PM-0.14m | 2:44AM-0.03m | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 23 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 75 | 13 | 111 | 57 | 13 | 57 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 22 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 9 | — | E 12 | E 6 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 2 | 2 | 21 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 13 | — | E 12 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | ENE 5 | SE 10 | E 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 33 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | S 6 | S 5 | — | E 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 74 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 52 | 84 | 43 | 91 | 160 | 141 | 146 | 209 | — | 51 | 104 | — | 23 | 20 | — | 13 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1231 | 36 | 0 | 926 | 372 | 19 | 303 | 286 | 42 | 21 | 36 | 19 | 1689 | 3 | 36 | 473 | 3 | 36 | 228 | 3 |
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