Surf Forecasts:
Surf City Pier surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, SSW swell with 53 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s 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 Monday (Aug 24) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m 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 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Surf City Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for our little stretch of coast.
To be straight with you, it’s a pretty quiet 16 days ahead. We’ve got a real long stretch of nothing much to start with, and honestly, the first surf that’s even worth paddling out for doesn’t show up for over a week. There’s a big gap from now right through to the start of September with just tiny, messy waves and lousy wind. It’s one of those periods where you’re better off leaving the board in the car.
The real standout, and the only time I’d get genuinely excited, comes on Wednesday the 2nd of September. We’ve got Surf City Pier glassing off early in the morning. Swell is from the SE at 2 ft with a solid 12 second period – that’s got some proper groundswell energy in it. The wind is dead calm, glassy, so it’ll be as clean as a whistle. That’s your best window. Water temp is 84°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – feels like a bath out there.
Later that same afternoon, the wind swings onshore and ruins it, so hit that early session. Before that, on Tuesday the 1st of September morning, there’s a glimpse of something with a clean 2 ft SE swell (15 sec period) and cross-off wind, but it’s still pretty ordinary. The standout is definitely the Wednesday morning glass-off.
For the rest of the period, it’s mostly small, choppy, cross-on slop. There’s a couple of moments with glassy conditions – like Sunday the 30th of August morning – but the swell is tiny and weak, only 2 ft from the SE with a short 8 sec period. Not worth getting wet for.
Honestly, if it wasn’t for that Wednesday morning window, I’d be telling you to take up golf.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 12 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 15 | 19 | 15 | 35 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 44 | 30 | 28 | 53 | 34 | 26 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:13PM1.40m | 5:23AM1.01m | 5:59PM1.45m | 6:09AM1.09m | 6:40PM1.50m | 6:51AM1.17m | 7:17PM1.54m | 7:30AM1.26m | 7:53PM1.56m | 8:08AM1.34m | 8:28PM1.55m | 8:46AM1.42m | 9:04PM1.52m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.25m | 11:43PM0.33m | 11:11AM0.20m | 00:25AM0.27m | 11:59AM0.16m | 1:01AM0.21m | 12:43PM0.11m | 1:35AM0.16m | 1:25PM0.07m | 2:07AM0.11m | 2:05PM0.05m | 2:39AM0.07m | 2:47PM0.05m | 3:12AM0.04m | |||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 34 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 22 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 16 | E 14 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 7 | S 7 | E 8 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 16 | E 14 | E 7 | S 6 | — | SE 5 | — | E 11 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 19 | 15 | 9 | 13 | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 15 | 31 | — | 18 | 44 | 18 | 28 | 53 | 34 | 18 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 495 | 588 | 205 | 702 | 227 | 0 | 1109 | 0 | 356 | 1205 | 586 | 227 | 0 | 495 | 194 | 243 | 0 | 231 | 299 | 629 |
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