Surf Forecasts:
Oceanside Pier surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 30 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period, S swell with 813 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW 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 (Jul 30) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 15s. 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 1.4m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 11PM. 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 30th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oceanside Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it. I’m Rusty, and I’ve been watching this stretch like a hawk. Honestly, it’s a tough run for Oceanside Pier. Right now, we’re looking at a long, dry spell with barely a ripple worth paddling for.
We kick off on Wednesday the 29th with a tiny bit of hope. A 4ft SSW swell rolls in, but it’s got a cross-onshore wind from the WSW at 9 mph, so it’s choppy and messy. The water temp is sitting at 75°, which is a whopping 4°F warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, feels more like bath water than the Pacific. The combined swell energy is 1016, so there’s plenty of power (moderate energy), but the wind just ruins it. It’s marginal at best.
Thursday morning drops to 3ft, with a cross-onshore breeze, and it's still not clean. By Friday and into the weekend, we’re fading fast. Heights drop below 3ft, and the wind stays onshore or cross-onshore. The swell direction is SSW, which isn’t the optimum WSW for Oceanside Pier, so the exposure is off.
From Saturday the 1st of August all the way through to Wednesday the 13th of August, the forecast is grim. Swell heights hover between 1ft and 3ft, with periods hitting up to 19 seconds on the 7th, but it's all poorly directed and the waves are too weak to break properly. The combined energy drops into the low hundreds (183, 135, 111) – that’s weak energy, barely enough to stand up on.
There’s no standout window here. The best of a bad lot might be the very first swell on Wednesday the 29th, because at least it’s 4ft and has some grunt (1016 energy), but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. For a break that’s very consistent and exposed, this run is brutal. If you’re a kite surfer, that cross-onshore wind and small chop might give you something to play with, but for a paddle surfer, this is a blank run.
Hang tight – it tends not to stay this poor for long around here.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 724 | 596 | 348 | 468 | 674 | 596 | 322 | 261 | 131 | 106 | 129 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 82 | 91 | 91 | 84 | 77 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:37PM2.24m | 11:08AM1.64m | 10:10PM2.18m | 11:34AM1.68m | 10:43PM2.07m | 12:00PM1.73m | 11:19PM1.91m | 12:28PM1.79m | 00:00AM1.72m | 1:00PM1.85m | 00:51AM1.51m | 1:39PM1.90m | 2:08AM1.31m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:28PM1.03m | 4:43AM0.21m | 4:04PM0.99m | 5:09AM0.27m | 4:43PM0.97m | 5:34AM0.36m | 5:26PM0.95m | 5:58AM0.49m | 6:16PM0.93m | 6:22AM0.63m | 7:18PM0.90m | 6:48AM0.78m | 8:38PM0.85m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 724 | 596 | 348 | 468 | 674 | 596 | 322 | 261 | 131 | 106 | 129 | 48 | 41 | 37 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 84 | 77 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 272 | 343 | 276 | 202 | 14 | 44 | 146 | 69 | 47 | 35 | 22 | 89 | 75 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 91 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | S 16 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 12 | 174 | 22 | — | 15 | 22 | 14 | 61 | 91 | 49 | 46 | 88 | 46 | 23 | 91 | 39 | 22 | 36 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 0 | 59 | 60 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 38 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 103 | 233 | 0 |
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