Surf Forecasts:
Surf City Pier surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, E swell with 184 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE 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 (Sep 10) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. 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 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Surf City Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this 16-day stretch for Surf City Pier is a tough one. We're looking at a long, dry spell before anything even remotely rideable appears. The first recommendation doesn't pop up until Wednesday, September 16th, so you're looking at a solid gap of over a week with absolutely nothing to get excited about. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so you won't need a full winter suit or anything.
The only time the surf even reaches a "surfable" status is Wednesday morning, September 16th. We'll see a little bump of energy push in from the SSW, around 3ft on a short 5-second period. The combined energy is weak, at 76. It's not much, but with a light WSW breeze blowing cross-offshore, it'll be clean. For a spot that's been dead flat for days, that's a glimmer of hope. The swell direction isn't what the pier (exposed to SE) really wants, so the waves will be weak and crumbly, but at least you can get wet.
That's really it. The rest of the forecast is a ghost town of 'poor surf conditions' with tiny, wind-chopped swell. A few mornings look clean, like Saturday the 12th with glassy conditions, but with only 2ft of swell, there's just nothing to ride. The bigger swell that shows up on the 17th and 18th is from the wrong direction (E/ENE) and comes with strong onshore winds, making it a messy, choppy mess. Honestly, for the beach break setup here, that's more of a kite-surfing wind than a paddle-surfing wave.
Hang tight, keep an eye on the charts, but don't hold your breath for this run.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 145 | 112 | 87 | 69 | 56 | 58 | 46 | 58 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 74 | 45 | 41 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27AM1.29m | 6:04PM1.70m | 6:24AM1.41m | 6:55PM1.71m | 7:15AM1.51m | 7:42PM1.68m | 8:03AM1.59m | 8:26PM1.62m | 8:48AM1.64m | 9:08PM1.53m | 9:32AM1.65m | 9:49PM1.43m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:33PM0.15m | 11:26AM0.00m | 00:24AM0.08m | 12:25PM-0.04m | 1:09AM0.02m | 1:19PM-0.06m | 1:52AM-0.01m | 2:10PM-0.05m | 2:32AM-0.02m | 2:58PM-0.01m | 3:10AM0.01m | 3:44PM0.06m | 3:48AM0.06m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | 7:28 | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 87 | 69 | 56 | 58 | 46 | 58 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 74 | 45 | 41 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | E 8 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SSW 4 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 210 | 145 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 474 | 306 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 356 | 515 | 299 | 194 | 779 | 629 | 1206 | 1206 | 0 | 54 | 205 | 0 |
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