Surf Forecasts:
Oceanic Pier surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 13 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, E swell with 71 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 13 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E 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 Monday (Jul 13) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Oceanic Pier in the next 16 days are 1.1m 5s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oceanic Pier over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 40 | 29 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:22AM1.02m | 6:07PM1.39m | 6:29AM1.05m | 7:08PM1.44m | 7:31AM1.10m | 8:06PM1.48m | 8:30AM1.14m | 9:00PM1.49m | 9:27AM1.18m | 9:51PM1.47m | 10:21AM1.20m | 10:41PM1.42m | 11:13AM1.21m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 2:46PM-0.16m | 3:35AM-0.07m | 3:39PM-0.15m | 4:24AM-0.08m | 4:31PM-0.11m | 5:10AM-0.07m | 5:22PM-0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | 8:24 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 16 | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 33 | 33 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 33 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 66 | 13 | 53 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 40 | 29 | 37 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | E 8 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | — | 28 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 80 | 122 | 97 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 27 | — | — | 25 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 46 | 32 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 19 | 271 | 3 | 113 | 988 | 36 | 36 | 113 | 35 | 93 | 473 | 36 | 238 | 689 | 550 | 581 | 738 | 742 | 333 | 1563 |
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