Surf Forecasts:
Oceanside Pier surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with 438 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Oceanside Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Oceanside Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Oceanside Pier in the next 16 days are 0.9m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oceanside Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the outlook for Oceanside Pier over the next 16 days is a tough one. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with barely a ripple worth paddling for. The waves are just small and messy, and the wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, keeping things choppy and uninviting. There’s no real standout session here, I’m afraid.
The first real chance of anything even close to surfable comes on Tuesday afternoon, August 11th. The swell is a weak 2ft from the SW, with a period of 18 seconds. That long period groundswell is promising for shape, but there’s just no energy behind it. The combined energy is only 428 (moderate), and the wind is light and onshore. It’s only a 1 out of 10, so it’s a marginal call at best.
Then, things tease us a little more on Friday, August 14th. The morning shows a 3ft SSW swell with a 19-second period. The combined energy climbs to 677 (moderate), and the wind is a gentle cross-on. But again, it’s flagged as marginal, and the afternoon bumps up to 3ft and 857 energy (moderate) but still with that cross-on breeze. It’s the best of a bad bunch, but it’s not clean.
The water temperature is a very unusual 77°F – that’s 9°F warmer than normal for this time of year, which is a big anomaly. It’s like bath water, but it won’t make up for the lack of surf.
Honestly, the whole 16-day window is filled with scores of 0 and 1. The wind is never truly offshore and glassy. It’s consistently cross-on or onshore from the W, WSW, or SW, keeping the surface bumpy. The swell heights barely reach 4ft by Saturday, August 15th afternoon, but that’s paired with a 9 mph cross-on wind and a score of 0. It’s just not happening.
The only real highlight, if you can call it that, is Friday, August 14th afternoon. The swell is 3ft from the SSW, with a period of 18 seconds, and the combined energy hits 857. That’s the most energy we’ll see, but the wind is still cross-on. For a break that’s exposed to the SW and WSW, and with the optimum direction being WSW, this is a slight alignment. But it’s small, and it’s not clean. For a more experienced surfer, it might be worth a paddle, but don’t expect much.
All in all, I’d say leave the board in the car and go do something else. The forecast could change, but right now, it’s a flat spell for Oceanside Pier.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 160 | 113 | 114 | 126 | 329 | 243 | 348 | 340 | 295 | 397 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 207 | 186 | 184 | 131 | 252 | 316 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.95m | 4:24AM1.20m | 3:37PM2.01m | 6:47AM1.26m | 4:52PM2.11m | 7:50AM1.38m | 6:02PM2.23m | 8:30AM1.50m | 7:02PM2.36m | 9:05AM1.60m | 7:56PM2.46m | 9:39AM1.70m | 8:45PM2.49m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM0.74m | 8:03AM1.09m | 11:46PM0.55m | 9:34AM1.20m | 00:52AM0.34m | 11:21AM1.22m | 1:44AM0.15m | 12:40PM1.15m | 2:29AM0.02m | 1:40PM1.04m | 3:10AM-0.06m | 2:33PM0.92m | 3:49AM-0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 127 | 160 | 113 | 114 | 84 | 138 | 111 | 348 | 340 | 295 | 397 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 207 | 139 | 137 | 131 | 252 | 316 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 5 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | W 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 34 | 4 | 25 | 79 | 126 | 329 | 243 | 124 | 94 | 89 | 83 | 3 | 42 | 58 | 106 | 186 | 184 | 75 | 103 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 20 | W 13 | W 4 | W 12 | W 12 | W 15 | W 14 | W 12 | W 4 | W 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 18 | S 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 72 | 71 | 12 | 39 | 33 | 51 | 73 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 4 | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 60 | 0 | 116 | 60 | 0 | 38 | 107 | 0 | 107 | 60 | 0 |
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