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 glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, E swell with 88 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 glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Surf City Pier in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore 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 | 5PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Surf City Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Rusty here, looking at the next couple of weeks for Surf City Pier. The honest truth is, it's a pretty flat spell across the board. We've got a long dry stretch of nothing much to get excited about, so if you're itching for a paddle, you might be waiting a while.
The first glimmer of something surfable doesn't show up until the morning of Friday, the 11th of September. The swell is tiny at 2ft out of the ESE, with a period of 7 seconds. The combined wave energy is weak (42), and the wind is a light cross-offshore breeze, which will keep the surface clean. The water temperature is a warm 82°F, which is about average for this time of year. It's surfable, but it's very ordinary, and you'll be working for every little ripple.
After that, the energy drops away again. Saturday morning, the 12th, sees a 2ft swell from the SE with a 9-second period, but the wind is onshore, and the conditions are poor. The rest of the first week and into the second week is a real struggle. Most days we're looking at 1ft to 2ft SE windswell with short periods, and the wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore, making it choppy and messy.
There's a tiny window on the morning of Tuesday, the 15th of September, with a 1ft ESE swell and a light cross-offshore wind, but it's still just 1ft. The following morning, Wednesday the 16th, is glassy with no wind, but the swell is only 1ft. It's clean, but there's no power in the water.
The weekend of the 19th and 20th of September offers a bit more wind, but the swell stays flat at 1ft to 2ft. The wind is cross-offshore from the NNE and NE, which is clean, but with such tiny waves, it's barely a ripple.
So, the only day that even gets a mention is Friday the 11th of September in the morning. It's not a standout by any stretch, but it's the only time the conditions line up for a session, even if it's a small one. For the rest of the 16-day window, it's a long stretch of poor conditions. The surf setup here is a beach break, so with the lack of swell and the onshore winds, it's just not worth the effort. If this keeps up, it might be a better time to work on them tans than the surfing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 66 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 35 | 51 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 33 | 37 | 45 | 58 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 10:15AM1.62m | 10:30PM1.31m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 4:31PM0.14m | 4:26AM0.13m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | 12 | — | 9 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 66 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 35 | 39 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 33 | 37 | 45 | 58 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | E 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | E 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ENE 3 | SSW 4 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | — | E 3 | — | SSW 4 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | E 2 | E 6 |
| kJ | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 9 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 7 | 17 | — | 1 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 191 | 1844 | 1949 | 191 | 251 | 659 | 436 | 130 | 675 | 870 | 1210 | 1519 | 509 | 54 | 205 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 583 |
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