Surf Forecasts:
Surf City Pier surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period, SE swell with 142 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s 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 Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 11s period. 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 0.8m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5AM. 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 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Surf City Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Surf City Pier are looking pretty grim. We're staring down a long, dry spell with barely a ripple worth mentioning. The water temp is sitting at about 82°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.
The first real chance of anything even remotely surfable doesn't pop up until Thursday the 3rd of September. Even then, it's a pretty ordinary affair. Thursday morning you'll see some tiny 2ft waves from the SE, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the WSW keeping things clean. The combined energy is weak, only 82, so you're not going to be doing much more than a gentle cruise. It's surfable, but just barely.
We then hit another big gap. From Friday the 4th right through to Monday the 14th of September, the conditions are just rubbish. The swell is tiny, often under 2ft, and the wind is all over the place – onshore, cross-shore, you name it. The energy readings are all in the double digits, mostly under 40, which tells you everything you need to know. It's a write-off.
Now, there's a whisper of something on the horizon. Tuesday the 15th of September morning sees a bit of a bump in swell, with 5ft from the ENE, but the period is a short 7 seconds. The energy jumps to 229, which is moderate, but it's coming in with a light cross-onshore breeze from the SSW, making it choppy and messy. The afternoon swell gets a touch bigger at 6ft, and energy hits 416, but it's still cross-onshore and the forecast calls it poor. That 5ft to 6ft range is getting a bit tall for beginners, but it's not quite big enough to be exciting for experts either. It's a marginal, ugly setup.
The best on offer, if you can call it that, is really that Thursday morning the 3rd of September. The combination of clean, glassy conditions from the WSW wind and the 2ft SE swell is about as good as it gets in this outlook. Otherwise, it's a long wait for a very average window. Honestly, this stretch looks more interesting for a session on a kite than a surfboard.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 4 | ENE 4 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 36 | 25 | 27 | 99 | 124 | 117 | 68 | 65 | 52 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 34 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:21PM1.39m | 10:52AM1.58m | 11:04PM1.30m | 11:42AM1.60m | 11:54PM1.21m | 12:40PM1.60m | 00:51AM1.14m | 1:45PM1.60m | 1:58AM1.10m | 2:55PM1.61m | 3:12AM1.12m | 4:05PM1.64m | 4:23AM1.18m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM0.09m | 4:23AM0.03m | 5:07PM0.14m | 5:05AM0.05m | 6:03PM0.20m | 5:54AM0.07m | 7:06PM0.25m | 6:51AM0.09m | 8:17PM0.28m | 7:57AM0.10m | 9:30PM0.27m | 9:10AM0.09m | 10:36PM0.22m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 99 | 124 | 117 | 68 | 65 | 52 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 27 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | — | SE 9 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | WSW 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 48 | 5 | 34 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 777 | 231 | 231 | 227 | 474 | 36 | 36 | 996 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 299 | 436 | 655 | 0 | 59 | 1519 | 1719 | 784 | 882 |
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