Surf Forecasts:
Oceanic Pier surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSE swell with 115 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 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 8s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oceanic Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch ahead for the Oceanic Pier. The finder is basically telling us there’s nothing worth paddling out for in the next 16 days. We’re looking at a long, quiet run with barely a ripple to get excited about.
The first sniff of anything that could be considered a wave shows up on Friday, July 31st, but that’s a tiny 0.3 ft of swell with a weak 4 combined energy. The cross-shore wind is already messing it up, so it’s a hard pass. The whole first week is a write-off. We get a few days where the swell bumps up to 2 ft to 3 ft, but the wind is either cross-on or cross-off, and the energy is weak (between 38 and 116). It’s all marked as poor surf conditions. The water temperature is a warm 83° around the start, which is about average for this time of year, but that’s the only highlight.
The best chance, and I’m saying this with a heavy heart, is a tiny window on Saturday morning, August 8th. The swell is only 3 ft from the SE, but the period stretches to 8 seconds, and the combined energy hits 67. The wind is a light cross-off breeze from the SSW, which should clean it up a bit. It’s the only time the forecast dares to call it “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s a beginner-level wave at best, and the swell direction is SSE, not the optimum NE, so it won’t be breaking with any punch.
After that, it’s back to near-flatness for the rest of the second week. There’s a brief moment on Tuesday morning, August 11th, with a clean offshore wind from the W, but the swell is only 0.7 ft from the E with a long period of 13 seconds. That’s a groundswell, but there’s no height to push it into the beach. The energy is a paltry 12. It’s a dud, plain and simple. The rest of the period is tiny waves, glassy mornings, and cross-off winds, but nothing that breaks. For a spot that’s fairly consistent, this is a particularly barren run. It won’t stay this poor forever, but right now, I’d leave the board at home.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
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 kJ | 3 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 45 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 49 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 27 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:01PM1.26m | 10:14AM1.13m | 10:34PM1.23m | 10:55AM1.17m | 11:10PM1.19m | 11:39AM1.20m | 11:51PM1.15m | 12:30PM1.23m | 00:40AM1.09m | 1:28PM1.24m | 1:39AM1.04m | 2:33PM1.26m | 2:47AM1.01m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.07m | 4:37AM0.06m | 4:41PM0.09m | 5:13AM0.05m | 5:23PM0.12m | 5:51AM0.05m | 6:10PM0.16m | 6:33AM0.05m | 7:04PM0.20m | 7:22AM0.06m | 8:06PM0.23m | 8:20AM0.06m | 9:16PM0.25m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 58 | 64 | 49 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 27 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | SE 6 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 19 | 25 | 28 | 45 | 115 | 345 | 367 | 486 | 267 | 205 | 78 | 39 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 926 | 266 | 926 | 837 | 1186 | 594 | 594 | 508 | 581 | 134 | 333 | 0 | 547 | 333 | 19 | 3 | 334 | 159 | 955 | 615 |
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The above surf forecast table for Oceanic Pier provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Oceanic Pier can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Oceanic Pier surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Oceanic Pier) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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