Surf Forecasts:
Oceanic Pier surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period, SE swell with 46 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE 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 (Sep 01) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. 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 0.4m 13s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) 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 1.0m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oceanic Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright crew, Rusty here. Let’s be straight – Oceanic Pier is in a drought. There’s a long stretch of nothing starting now, running for the better part of a week. The only faint glimmer of a wave doesn’t pop up until the 2nd of September, and even then it’s pretty average.
Water temp is what you’d expect for this time of year, nothing wild.
From Wednesday the 26th through the end of August, forget it. Tiny swell, mostly around 1ft, and the combined wave energy is pathetic – in the 20s and 30s (25 on Wednesday morning). Winds come and go, but the swell’s too weak to care. A couple of glassy mornings, like Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th, look nice, but you’d be surfing ripples.
Finally, there’s a little pulse on Wednesday morning the 2nd of September. A 2ft SE swell with a 12-second period, and the combined energy climbs to 110 – the highest we see. Winds are light and cross-offshore, giving clean conditions. It’s small, but it’s the best of a bad bunch. The SE direction isn’t ideal for this spot (optimum is NE), but the clean conditions make it the standout. Thursday the 3rd morning is similar with a 2ft SE swell and clean cross-offshore breeze, though the energy drops to 79.
After that, it fades again. Saturday the 5th of September morning has a glassy 3ft ENE swell, but it’s short-period at 5 seconds, energy at 119. Surfable, but unremarkable. For the rest of the second week, it’s back to small, weak waves and cross-shore winds. The 8th of September has a glassy morning with 2ft east swell, but energy is down to 45.
If you’re keen, the mornings of the 2nd or 3rd of September are your only real shot. Otherwise, it’s a waiting game. This is a proper flat spell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
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 kJ | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 19 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:12AM1.10m | 7:45PM1.32m | 7:53AM1.15m | 8:22PM1.33m | 8:33AM1.21m | 8:58PM1.32m | 9:11AM1.26m | 9:33PM1.30m | 9:51AM1.30m | 10:09PM1.26m | 10:33AM1.33m | 10:48PM1.21m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.17m | 1:36PM0.11m | 2:14AM0.12m | 2:18PM0.08m | 2:52AM0.09m | 2:59PM0.07m | 3:29AM0.06m | 3:41PM0.07m | 4:05AM0.05m | 4:23PM0.09m | 4:43AM0.04m | 5:07PM0.13m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 4 | E 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 4 | E 12 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | E 16 | E 8 | E 4 | E 13 | — | E 12 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 14 | — | — | 12 | 27 | 37 | 33 | 53 | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 594 | 594 | 1231 | 594 | 242 | 1224 | 303 | 0 | 518 | 21 | 3 | 774 | 266 | 113 | 228 | 266 | 559 | 874 | 529 |
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