Surf Forecasts:
Oceanic Pier surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, SE swell with 97 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s 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 Sunday (Jul 12) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period. 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 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oceanic Pier over the next 16 days.
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Yo, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are a real flat spell for Oceanic Pier. There’s nothing worth paddling out for across this whole 16-day run. The combined energy from all swells barely gets out of the weak range, maxing out at just 80 (moderate energy) for one afternoon, and most days it’s down in the teens or single digits. That’s pretty grim.
For the first two weeks, from Monday the 6th of July right through to Sunday the 19th of July, we’re looking at tiny windswell – mostly 1 ft to 2 ft from the SE, with a period that’s short (4 to 10 seconds). Not a single wave with any punch. The wind is all over the shop too, with a lot of cross-off winds but nothing clean enough to turn this dribble into something ridable. There are a few glassy mornings, like Sunday the 12th and Monday the 13th, but the swell is still just too small.
The final two days, Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st of July, don't bring any hope either – Monday has a 12-second period groundswell but at just 0.3 ft, that’s barely a ripple, and Tuesday has a 5-second period bump at 2 ft. Both are in the cross-off wind, with wave energy so low (3 and 29) it’s not even worth a glance.
Oceanic Pier is a beach/pier setup that’s fairly exposed and usually consistent, but right now that consistency means consistent flatness. Swell is coming from SE and E, while the optimum for this break is NE, so the direction isn’t helping either. The water temperature? It’s about average for the time of year, nothing wild.
There are absolutely zero standouts here. For a beginner, anything over 5 ft would be too big, but we never even get close. For experts, we never touch 8 ft. If you’ve got a kite, this stretch of light to moderate cross-off wind with tiny, poor-quality surf might look more interesting for kite surfing than for a paddle session – but honestly, even that’s a stretch.
Hang in there. A blank run like this just means it’s not your time. Forecasts change, and it usually doesn’t stay this poor for long.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
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 kJ | 17 | 18 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 00:18AM1.13m | 12:55PM1.12m | 1:06AM1.09m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.07m | 7:23PM0.19m | 7:53AM0.05m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | 8:25 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 |
mm | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 26 | 29 | 31 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 42 | 22 | 20 | 43 | 21 | 22 | 49 | 19 | 19 | 86 | 14 | 168 | 43 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | SE 9 | — | E 12 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 18 | — | — | 24 | — | — | 29 | — | 3 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | — | S 6 | — | — | ESE 2 |
| kJ | 12 | 32 | 28 | 38 | 69 | 64 | 98 | 74 | 67 | 71 | — | 74 | 144 | 137 | 156 | 314 | — | 38 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 550 | 21 | 976 | 470 | 0 | 586 | 286 | 0 | 972 | 542 | 114 | 1137 | 266 | 114 | 286 | 344 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 36 | 482 |
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