Surf Forecasts:
Oceanic Pier surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, E swell with 200 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 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oceanic Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, givin’ it to you in feet.
So, Oceanic Pier is lookin’ pretty lackluster for the next two weeks. Water’s about 82°, dead normal for this time of year, so that’s fine. The waves? Not so much.
We’re starting Friday, September 4th, with a tiny 2ft south swell, period a weak 6 seconds, energy a low 19. It’s clean with a light cross-offshore breeze, but honestly, you’d be paddling just for the tan. That poor run sticks around through the whole first week. Saturday and Sunday are even smaller, with some cross-onshore wind churning it up. Monday the 7th sees a bump to about 4ft from the east, energy hitting 122 (moderate), but it’s onshore, short-period, and messy with rain showers. Not your wave.
Tuesday the 8th is more of the same: 4ft, east-southeast, period still 7 seconds, energy 147, but all onshore wind. That setup starts to look more like kite surfing conditions than paddle surfing. Wednesday and Thursday stay small and average. Thursday morning the 10th does clean up with a light offshore breeze, but it’s only 2ft from the southeast and the energy’s just 35. Glassy, but limp.
The second week is more tiny surf, mostly under 2ft, with a lot of onshore breeze. The one real highlight is Friday the 18th of September. Swell bumps to 5ft from the east, energy 157 (moderate), and the morning is glassy with a light southwest wind. That’s your best bet. The period is still short at 6 seconds, so it’ll be a bit fat, but that clean, glassy window will make it the most fun we’ve seen in a while. Saturday the 19th morning also has potential with 5ft from the east and offshore wind, energy of 212 (strong), but that short period at that size will be a punchy, tricky wave.
So, if you’re holding out, set your alarm for Friday the 18th. Dawn patrol glass, and you might just score some fun ones. Everything else is pretty flat out.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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) | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 105 | 108 | 122 | 200 | 149 | 139 | 88 | 51 | 40 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.31m | 2:43AM1.04m | 3:32PM1.32m | 3:58AM1.06m | 4:41PM1.36m | 5:08AM1.12m | 5:44PM1.40m | 6:11AM1.19m | 6:41PM1.44m | 7:08AM1.28m | 7:32PM1.45m | 7:59AM1.35m | 8:19PM1.44m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.12m | 9:04PM0.30m | 9:13AM0.13m | 10:16PM0.28m | 10:24AM0.12m | 11:23PM0.23m | 11:30AM0.07m | 00:22AM0.15m | 12:30PM0.02m | 1:14AM0.08m | 1:25PM-0.02m | 2:00AM0.03m | 2:16PM-0.03m | 2:44AM-0.00m | |||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 26 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 88 | 51 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 7 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | ENE 3 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 17 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 39 | — | — | 3 | 105 | 108 | 122 | 200 | 149 | 139 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 48 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 1102 | 36 | 1555 | 1568 | 228 | 791 | 853 | 650 | 587 | 542 | 156 | 333 | 1231 | 156 | 156 | 1237 | 537 | 36 | 689 | 19 |
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