Surf Forecasts:
Oceanic Pier surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period, SE swell with 145 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s 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 Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. 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 0.8m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oceanic Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, let's have a look at what’s on the cards. To be straight with you, this is a flat spell. We are looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak conditions here at Oceanic Pier. There’s a good gap of practically nothing worth paddling out for from now until the end of August and into the start of September.
The first hint of something a bit more interesting shows up on the morning of Wednesday, September 2nd. We get a little bump of 2ft swell, but it's coming from the SE with a period of 11 seconds. That long period will help it stand up a bit better, and it’s a groundswell, so there’ll be some proper energy behind it – the combined energy reading is a moderate 121. The morning wind is a light cross-offshore, keeping things clean. It’s surfable but still very ordinary. The water temp is about average for this time of year.
That Wednesday afternoon, the wind swings and picks up, making a mess of things. Then we’re back to tiny dribble for the rest of the outlook. A few mornings look clean and glassy – like the morning of Friday, September 4th with no wind at all – but there’s just no power in the water with that 1ft swell (energy a weak 24). You’d be struggling to get a ride.
What’s the best of it? Honestly, there isn’t a true standout here. The closest we get is that Wednesday 2nd morning. It’s the only time the swell has any real grunt, and the wind is manageable. Go in knowing it’s tiny, and you might find a long-period ripple that’s rideable. For the rest of the fortnight, it’s a log or a longboard and a lot of patience, or just find something else to do. This stretch looks more interesting for a paddle than a proper surf.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
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 kJ | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 32 | 33 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 42 | 24 | 25 | 52 | 121 | 102 | 74 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 11:19AM1.34m | 11:33PM1.16m | 12:12PM1.33m | 00:26AM1.10m | ||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM0.09m | 2:59PM0.07m | 3:29AM0.06m | 3:41PM0.07m | 4:05AM0.05m | 4:23PM0.09m | 4:43AM0.04m | 5:07PM0.13m | 5:23AM0.05m | 5:56PM0.17m | 6:09AM0.07m | 6:50PM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | 7:44 | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 33 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 42 | 24 | 25 | 38 | 121 | 102 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 52 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 3 | 36 | 36 | 113 | 228 | 905 | 113 | 261 | 751 | 266 | 1688 | 1231 | 1231 | 972 | 36 | 0 | 261 | 36 |
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