Oceanic Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.19° N 77.81° W

Issued: 7 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oceanic Pier sea temperature is
27.4° C

Normal for this time of year

Oceanic Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Oceanic Pier surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, S swell with 53 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 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 2AM (Tue 7th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oceanic Pier over the next 16 days.


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Alright, let’s get into it.

Honestly, folks, it’s a tough run ahead. Looking at the whole 16-day window, we’ve got a serious stretch of small, weak surf and it’s not looking like any real pulse is going to show up. The combined swell energy barely gets into the two-digit range, mostly sitting around a weak 48 at best, and more often than not it’s down in the teens or single digits. That's limp noodle territory.

For Friday morning, the 3rd of July, we see a tiny 2ft swell from the ESE with a short period of 7 seconds, and a cross-onshore wind from the SE at 6 mph. The water temperature is sitting at 81°, which is about average for this time of year. The waves are just poor, flat little lumps. That’s the story all the way through most of the first week. Saturday morning the 4th is glassy-clean, with a light offshore breeze from the SSW at 3 mph, but the swell is only 1ft, and the energy is a piddly 32. It’s pretty to look at, but you’d be fighting for a knee-high ripple.

The wind does turn clean and cross-offshore through a lot of the mornings, especially from the 6th onwards, but there’s just no push. The swell stays stuck between 1ft and 3ft, and the period is almost always under 10 seconds. The 13th of July Monday morning actually goes glassy, with a 1ft swell from the SE (51 energy), and the 14th Tuesday morning is glassy too with a 2ft SE swell (50 energy) – those are the cleanest conditions of the whole outlook. But even then, the waves are called poor. They’re not going to have any shape or power to speak of. For a beginner at Oceanic Pier, these tiny, clean days might be the only time you’d even paddle out, but for anyone looking for a proper wave, there’s nothing doing.

The second week is more of the same. Tiny swell, clean winds at times, but just no energy. There’s a big gap of days where you can basically write off any decent surf from about the 5th of July right through to the 18th. It’s a long, flat spell.

There aren’t any standouts here. The best on offer, and I say that with a heavy heart, would be the glassy mornings of the 13th and 14th of July. Because the swell is under 5ft, it’s not dangerous for beginners, but with combined energy barely over 50, it’s just small and weak. The conditions will be clean, but the wave quality is poor.

Honestly, this looks like a stretch where the kite surfers might get more out of it than we will, especially on the afternoons when the wind picks up to a fresh breeze.

Stay patient. It’s a blank run.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
21
19
32
30
28
17
17
17
27
34
53
23
22
28
21
21
29
20
18
15
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
5
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:38AM1.01m
11:01PM1.21m
11:18AM1.04m
11:37PM1.17m
12:04PM1.08m
00:18AM1.13m
12:55PM1.12m
1:06AM1.09m
1:52PM1.16m
2:02AM1.05m
2:54PM1.21m
3:05AM1.02m
3:58PM1.26m
4:14AM1.01m
Low Tide
5:00PM0.10m
5:43AM0.09m
5:42PM0.13m
6:22AM0.08m
6:29PM0.16m
7:05AM0.07m
7:23PM0.19m
7:53AM0.05m
8:26PM0.21m
8:47AM0.04m
9:34PM0.21m
9:47AM0.02m
10:44PM0.19m
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
6:05
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:24
 mm
2
1
2
1
6
5
1
3
1
Temp °C
27
28
27
29
29
27
29
29
28
31
31
29
32
33
29
31
32
28
32
33
29
Feels °C
29
29
27
31
30
28
31
29
30
31
29
30
32
32
29
33
32
31
33
33
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.9
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
40
21
19
32
30
28
17
17
17
16
20
23
58
22
28
21
21
29
85
18
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.2
S
3
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.4
SE
10
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
8
14
13
1
1
1
23
2
20
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
9
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
S
5
1.5
SSW
6
1
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.7
S
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
4
2
7
27
34
53
95
58
161
76
97
165
127
145
320
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
238
837
280
261
711
266
594
982
1233
374
1144
96
286
470
3
0
0
82
0
955
320
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
4
2
3
4
2
2
4
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
9
7
5
6
8
7
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
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Information about the Oceanic Pier Surf forecast

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).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Oceanic Pier may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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