Surf Forecasts:
Oceanside Pier surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 31 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period, SSW swell with 1,120 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 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 Wednesday (Jul 29) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 14s. 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 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oceanside Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s cookin’ for the Oceanside Pier area. The next two weeks are a bit of a mixed bag for us, so let’s get into it.
The pattern starts out with some energy, but it comes with a major caveat. We’ve got a solid long-period groundswell showing up on Tuesday morning, July 28th, with a 4.3ft swell from the SSW and a very long 17-second period. The combined energy is pretty strong at 1062, so there’s definitely some push behind it. But here’s the rub: the wind is onshore, blowing from the SSW at 9 mph, which is going to mess up the surface. The water is sitting at 74.5°, which is a whopping 7.4° warmer than normal for this time of year—that’s seriously unusual, so you’re gonna be real comfortable in a shorty or even just boardshorts.
The best call of the whole window, honestly, is Tuesday morning. Those long-period waves from the SSW will be wrapping in, but with that onshore wind, it’s going to be a bit bumpy. It’s the biggest and most energetic of the whole period, but the quality is going to be marginal. Tuesday afternoon is much the same story with the 4.3ft swell and 17-second period, just a bit less energy.
Wednesday the 29th through Friday the 31st drops off a little. Wednesday morning sees the swell shrink to 3.6ft from the SSW (16-second period, 934 energy), but the wind is a cross-onshore, so it’s gonna be choppy. Thursday and Friday are similar—smaller, a bit disorganized, and the wind just doesn’t cooperate. The energy drops from 874 down to 763 by Friday afternoon. Not exactly firing.
Then we hit a real dry spell. From Saturday, August 1st, all the way through to Wednesday, August 12th, the surf is just poor. The swell drops to 1.6ft or less, the energy dips into the low hundreds, and the wind is either onshore or cross-onshore. It’s a long flat stretch, about 11 days of nothing to get excited about. There’s a tiny pulse of energy on August 12th with a 3.0ft, 18-second period SSW swell (646 energy), but it’s still marginal and the wind is light onshore. It’s not really worth paddling out for.
So, to be straight with you: the only halfway decent window is that Tuesday, July 28th. It’s not perfect, but it’s the biggest and most energetic swell we’ll see. The crowds are a possibility at the pier, so be ready for that. For the rest of the run, you might be better off finding something else to do. This is a classic summer lull for the area.
Stay salty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
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 kJ | 1009 | 1020 | 938 | 612 | 724 | 499 | 422 | 558 | 931 | 812 | 740 | 713 | 567 | 406 | 152 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 80 | 91 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.56m | 9:04PM2.25m | 10:43AM1.59m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM1.07m | 4:16AM0.19m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1009 | 1020 | 938 | 612 | 724 | 499 | 422 | 558 | 931 | 812 | 740 | 713 | 567 | 406 | 152 | 46 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 31 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | W 6 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 44 | 29 | 186 | 288 | 213 | 372 | 276 | 255 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 33 | 32 | 88 | 30 | 30 | 83 | 80 | 83 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 18 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 16 | W 6 | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 60 | 21 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 176 | 21 | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 89 | 88 | 27 | 21 | 91 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 233 | 0 | 103 | 178 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 31 | 116 | 170 | 7 | 116 | 60 | 0 |
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