Surf Forecasts:
Oceanic Pier surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, ENE swell with 55 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 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 8AM. 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 Monday (Jul 20) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oceanic Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it. Looking at the whole 16 days for Oceanic Pier, this is a rough stretch. For the first week, from Friday the 17th through to Thursday the 24th, it's pretty much flat. We're talking ankle to knee-high, weak SE swell, and the wind is all over the place. The energy is in the double digits, barely enough to ruffle a duck's tail. There's a bump on the morning of the 21st to about 3ft, but it's a short-period, 6-second wind swell, and with a fresh breeze, it's just a messy, blown-out mess. No thanks.
Then we get a little window. On the afternoon of Friday the 24th of July, the swell jumps to about 5ft from the ENE. The wave energy hits 350. This is a moderate push. The wind goes light and straight onshore from the east at about 6 mph. The score finally ticks up to a 1, which is what we call "marginal." It's not good, but after a week of nothing, it's the only show in town. For a beginner-friendly spot like Oceanic Pier, 5ft is pushing it for the less experienced, but it's doable. The period is a short 7 seconds, so the waves will be a bit lumpy and close together. The onshore wind will make it bumpy, but it's light. This is the one to look at if you're desperate.
After that, from the 25th of July straight through to the 1st of August, it's another flat spell. Swell drops back to 1ft to 2ft, energy is in the teens and twenties, and the wind is a mix of light cross-onshores and cross-shore breezes. The only tiny glimmer is the morning of the 1st of August, when it goes dead flat (1ft) but the wind is glassy. That's a glass-off dawn patrol for a log, but you'd be paddling for nothing.
So, bottom line: if you're jonesing, that Friday afternoon the 24th is your only real shot. Otherwise, it's a long, flat wait. This is a pretty unusual blank run for a spot that's usually pretty consistent. Forecasts can change, but right now, I'd say take the time to fix your dings.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | E 13 | SE 8 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 |
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 kJ | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 37 | 39 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 4:25PM1.17m | 4:26AM0.94m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 9:59AM0.14m | 10:52PM0.26m | ||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | 35 | — | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 7 | — | S 7 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 161 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 80 | 9 | — | 131 | 18 | 155 | 70 | 29 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | 10 | — | 23 | 21 | 37 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 7 | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 7 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 131 | 131 | 157 | 306 | 143 | 124 | — | 165 | 81 | 264 | 219 | 119 | 246 | — | 3 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1555 | 1563 | 1555 | 804 | 1563 | 594 | 373 | 334 | 622 | 0 | 228 | 577 | 236 | 594 | 594 | 537 | 334 | 303 | 0 | 41 | 159 |
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