Surf Forecasts:
Oceanic Pier surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, S swell with 82 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 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) 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 2.1m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oceanic Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, and I'm looking at the next 16 days for Oceanic Pier. Buckle up, because it's looking pretty grim.
From the get-go on Wednesday the 15th, it's tiny. We're talking 2ft of easterly swell with a super short period, and the energy is a weak (34). On top of that, it's coming with a cross-onshore breeze, so the surface is going to be a mess. Not worth paddling out.
The stretch from Thursday the 16th all the way through to Saturday the 27th is a flat spell with almost no energy. The swell never tops 2ft, the periods are all short, and the wind is either cross or cross-off, keeping it clean but with zero push. The water temp is around 82°F, which is average for this season, but you'd just be bobbing around.
We see the biggest bump of the whole window on Wednesday the 29th of July, with the swell reaching 3ft from the south. The period is still short at 6 seconds, so it'll be weak and jumbled, and the moderate cross-onshore wind will have it choppy. The combined energy hits a moderate (63), which is the best we get, but it's still a poor look.
Finally, on Thursday the 30th, we get a glassy morning with zero wind, but the swell has completely died to less than 0.5ft. The energy reading is a 4. It's flat.
There are no standout sessions in this outlook. The whole 16-day run is a washout. The conditions are so consistently poor and small, a kite surfer might find some fun, but for a traditional surfer, there's nothing to get excited about. Save your energy.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 9:51PM1.47m | 10:21AM1.20m | 10:41PM1.42m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM-0.15m | 4:24AM-0.08m | 4:31PM-0.11m | 5:10AM-0.07m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 |
 | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | 8:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 31 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 193 | — | 253 | 106 | 74 | 6 | 89 | 18 | 123 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 12 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 7 | ENE 2 | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | WSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 233 | 292 | 233 | 183 | 1 | — | 67 | 124 | 146 | 96 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 853 | 853 | 990 | 858 | 470 | 1563 | 1555 | 1747 | 1555 | 518 | 1080 | 0 | 283 | 19 | 19 | 238 | 333 | 955 | 0 | 334 | 3 |
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