Surf Forecasts:
Oceanside Pier surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 15 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period, SSW swell with 807 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 Saturday (Aug 08) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s. 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 1.2m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oceanside Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's be real with you: the next couple of weeks at Oceanside Pier are looking pretty grim. We've got a long stretch of onshore and cross-onshore wind, choppy conditions, and not a lot of size. The water is a balmy 75° which is a solid 8° warmer than normal for this time of year, which is a pretty wild anomaly. It’s like bathwater out there, but the waves just aren't cooperating.
The long-range forecast for the first week is a write-off. From Saturday the 8th through to Thursday the 13th, we're looking at weak, poor surf. The swell energy is mostly weak, with wave heights barely scraping 3ft. When it's that small and the wind is chopping it up, it's just not worth the paddle.
We finally see a little life starting Friday the 14th. The swell energy jumps to a moderate level, even as the onshore breeze builds to a moderate 12 mph. The wave heights stay a modest 3ft, but you can feel a bit more push in the water, with an 18-second period suggesting some longer-period energy.
Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th are your best bets, and even then, we're talking about making the most of a marginal situation. On Saturday, the swell energy climbs, with waves in the 3ft to 4ft range. It's still cross-on, but lighter. Sunday morning the 16th looks the most promising of the whole run. The energy is still moderate, with 4ft of SSW swell and a clean 15-second period, and the wind is just a light cross-on. The ocean will have some texture but it's the closest we get to glassy. This is a Sunday-morning-session-if-you're-desperate kind of call, with the pier offering some structure to those long-period waves.
After that, it's a slow fade back into the poor zone. By Monday the 17th and onwards to the 23rd, the energy drops back down, the heights shrink back to around 2ft, and the wind stays on it. It looks like a whole lot of nothing for the back half of the window.
Honestly, the best thing to do with this forecast is maybe check the tides at a different break or just plan something else for the next couple of weeks. The conditions are just not in our favor. If you're absolutely jonesing, keep an eye on next Sunday morning, but don't hold your breath.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 344 | 295 | 362 | 309 | 242 | 239 | 207 | 186 | 184 | 95 | 252 | 316 | 195 | 264 | 306 | 255 | 295 | 284 | 302 | 404 | 807 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:02PM2.23m | 8:30AM1.50m | 7:02PM2.36m | 9:05AM1.60m | 7:56PM2.46m | 9:39AM1.70m | 8:45PM2.49m | 10:13AM1.79m | 9:31PM2.43m | 10:46AM1.87m | 10:16PM2.30m | 11:19AM1.93m | 11:00PM2.09m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 3:23PM0.82m | 4:24AM0.03m | 4:11PM0.75m | 4:58AM0.17m | 5:00PM0.72m | ||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 344 | 295 | 362 | 309 | 242 | 239 | 207 | 139 | 154 | 95 | 252 | 316 | 195 | 264 | 306 | 255 | 295 | 284 | 217 | 404 | 807 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 5 | W 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 81 | 56 | 17 | 3 | 30 | 42 | 106 | 186 | 184 | 75 | 83 | 55 | 43 | 61 | 62 | 33 | 32 | 149 | 302 | 214 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 12 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | W 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 83 | 19 | 72 | 71 | 11 | 39 | 33 | 51 | 75 | 44 | 44 | 50 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 20 | 36 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 3 | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | SW 10 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | — | 9 | 8 | — | 12 | 11 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 264 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 101 | 116 | 60 | 0 | 59 | 183 | 40 |
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