Surf Forecasts:
Surf City Pier surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, SSW swell with 186 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Surf City Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Surf City Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Surf City Pier in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Surf City Pier over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s in store for Surf City Pier over the next couple of weeks.
Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next 16 days are a bit of a struggle at Surf City Pier. We’ve got a massive gap with no real surf to get excited about right from the start. The first few mornings (Thursday 9th, Friday 10th) offer tiny, weak waves around 3ft to 4ft from the SSW, but the wind is just messy. It’s cross-off in the mornings, but the period is a short 5-6 seconds, so there’s no push. The water is sitting at 83°, which is about normal for this time of year.
From Thursday afternoon right through to the end of the second week, there’s a whole lot of nothing. The wind gets up, the swell stays small and weak, and the combined energy rarely gets above 100 (mostly hanging around the 50-95 mark). It’s just poor surf conditions day after day. There’s a little bump on Monday morning, July 13, with 5ft from the east, but it’s accompanied by a risk of thunderstorms and a short 6 second period. Not great.
The standout window, if you can call it that, is the morning of Wednesday, July 15. It’s glassy, with a light NNE breeze, and the swell is a tiny 2ft from the east with an 8 second period. The combined energy is a weak 61. It’s clean, but you’ll be on a longboard or a foamie. That’s about as good as it gets.
After that, it’s a long, dry spell. The swell tries to pop up a little around the 21st and 22nd of July with some 4ft to 4ft SSE swell, but the wind is cross or cross-on and moderate to fresh, killing any chance of quality. The energy gets up to 147 and 140, but it’s just a messy, choppy crumble. Honestly, with the persistent cross-shore and onshore winds, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
So, bottom line: there’s nothing to get excited about. A few clean, tiny waves on the 15th for the keen, but otherwise, it’s a blank run. That’s just how it goes sometimes in this area.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
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 kJ | 59 | 73 | 123 | 113 | 118 | 186 | 56 | 80 | 62 | 27 | 33 | 71 | 163 | 99 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 55 | 41 | 31 | 17 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:29PM1.51m | 3:35AM1.06m | 4:30PM1.62m | 4:40AM1.06m | 5:31PM1.73m | 5:43AM1.09m | 6:29PM1.80m | 6:44AM1.15m | 7:25PM1.85m | 7:42AM1.22m | 8:18PM1.85m | 8:37AM1.28m | 9:10PM1.80m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM-0.04m | 9:55PM0.15m | 9:35AM-0.08m | 11:01PM0.09m | 10:36AM-0.14m | 00:03AM0.02m | 11:37AM-0.19m | 1:00AM-0.04m | 12:36PM-0.23m | 1:54AM-0.09m | 1:35PM-0.25m | 2:45AM-0.13m | 2:32PM-0.24m | 3:34AM-0.15m | |||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 46 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 19 | 18 | 54 | 13 | 107 | 56 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 18 | 31 | 1 | 27 | 50 | 70 | 68 | 55 | 41 | 31 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 6 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | — | 22 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 59 | 73 | 123 | 113 | 118 | 186 | — | 80 | 62 | — | — | 71 | 163 | 99 | 74 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 299 | 251 | 0 | 436 | 231 | 54 | 1653 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 47 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 0 |
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