Surf Forecasts:
Oceanic Pier surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, E swell with 422 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s 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 Tuesday (Jul 14) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 8s 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 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Tue 14th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Tue 14th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oceanic Pier over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s happening at Oceanic Pier over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s gonna be a long, flat, and pretty gutless run. The whole 16-day window is tagged as "poor surf conditions" with every score a zero – I’m not kidding. You’re looking at a dead spell that barely coughs up anything worth paddling for until maybe the middle of next week, and even then it’s rough. From Wednesday the 8th of July right through Sunday the 12th, it’s tiny knee-high dribble, 0.3 to 0.4 ft from the SE at a short 9 seconds (period) – combined energy never tops 100 (21 to 32). Winds switch between offshore and cross-off, so it’s clean but there’s no push.
Monday the 13th of July morning things change, but not for the better for surfing. Swell jumps to 4 ft from the ENE but the period drops to a horrible 5 seconds – pure windswell junk. Combined energy hits 91, still weak, with cross-onshore winds from the NE at 12 mph. By the afternoon it’s 5 ft from ENE at 6 seconds (period), energy at 178, but it’s lumpy and cross-shore choppy. Not ridable. Tuesday the 14th of July brings the biggest swell of the whole window: 5 ft from the E at 8 seconds (period), energy up to 323 (moderate). But with N winds at 16 mph making it cross-shore and messy, it’s still "poor." That setup looks more fun for kite surfing than paddling.
Wednesday the 15th of July morning offers a brief glimmer: 2 ft from the E at 8 seconds (period) with glassy conditions – wind is calm, sea like a mirror. Combined energy is weak at 66, but it’s clean. Still, tiny. After that, it fades again. Thursday the 16th of July drops to 3 ft but messy, then Friday the 17th of July has zero swell all day. The weekend of the 19th of July brings a little bump – Sunday the 19th of July morning has 2 ft from the SE at 8 seconds (period), light cross-shore winds from the S at 3 mph, but energy is only 54. Monday the 20th of July offers 2 ft with cross-off winds, still small. The end of the window, Tuesday the 22nd of July morning, goes glassy again but with just 1 ft.
Best of the bunch? I’d pick Wednesday the 15th of July morning – glassy and clean on that 2 ft from the E is as good as it gets here. Second choice is Sunday the 19th of July morning for the lightest winds and a bit of shape, but it’s still small. The bigger days on the 13th and 14th are blown out and choppy. Crowds at Oceanic Pier are only "sometimes" an issue, but with no real waves, no one’s gonna be out anyway.
Water temp is about normal for the season, nothing special.
A long quiet stretch, but that’s how it goes sometimes. Forecasts change, so don’t lose hope.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 35°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 62 | 150 | 422 | 323 | 321 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 7:31AM1.10m | 8:06PM1.48m | 8:30AM1.14m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 1:50AM0.02m | 1:51PM-0.14m | 2:44AM-0.03m | 2:46PM-0.16m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — |
 | 8:25 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 16 | 7 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 29 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 68 | 22 | 147 | 40 | 13 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 9 | — | E 12 | SE 9 | NE 5 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | — | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 21 | — | 3 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | — | S 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 50 | 60 | 49 | 69 | 62 | 75 | 127 | 113 | 128 | 295 | — | 49 | — | — | 35 | 23 | 62 | 150 | 422 | 323 | 321 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 2 | 228 | 542 | 2 | 333 | 286 | 19 | 508 | 537 | 19 | 1563 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 236 | 57 | 57 | 36 |
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