Surf Forecasts:
Surf City Pier surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SE swell with 149 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (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 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 11s period. 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Surf City Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, and I’m calling it how I see it for Surf City Pier for the next 16 days. And honestly, it’s a rough stretch. The waves are tiny, the wind is mostly junk, and it’ll feel like a long, quiet run.
Right now, the water’s at 82°, which is dead average for the season. But the surf? For the first 12 days, it’s all knee-high or less. Swell heights run from 0.3m (about 1 foot) to a pathetic 1.4m (around 5 feet), with the wind almost always blowing cross-onshore or onshore, chopping everything up. The wave energy is weak to moderate, with readings like 24 to 259, but it’s all slop. There was a tiny window of cross-offshore wind on the morning of Saturday September 5th with that 0.3m of ESE swell, but it’s so small you’d need a magnifying glass to ride it.
We’ve got a big gap here until Monday, September 14th. That morning is the only real standout. We get a 1.1m (about 4 feet) SSE groundswell, but the magic is the wind – it’s glassy. Dead flat calm. That’ll make the surface look like a mirror. The wave energy is a moderate 179, so it has some push, but for a sandbar, the short 6-second period means it’ll be a bit soft and fat. This is the only day worth paddling out. You might have it to yourself since crowds are just “sometimes”. It’s small, but it’s the cleanest we’ll see. After that, it’s back to tiny and bumpy.
In short, this is a grim outlook. Don’t hold your breath until that Monday. If you’re a kite surfer, some of those onshore, bumpy afternoons might be more fun than for a paddle surfer.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | S 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 117 | 83 | 65 | 62 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 34 | 82 | 110 | 80 | 109 | 149 | 96 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 5:08PM1.68m | 5:27AM1.29m | 6:04PM1.70m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 10:21AM0.05m | 11:33PM0.15m | 11:26AM0.00m | 00:24AM0.08m | ||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 10 |
| kJ | 124 | 117 | 83 | 65 | 62 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 101 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 5 | E 7 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SW 5 | — | S 5 | — | E 11 | S 6 | E 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 10 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 28 | 36 | 34 | 82 | 110 | 80 | 109 | 149 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 191 | 36 | 191 | 248 | 298 | 474 | 655 | 6 | 80 | 1890 | 629 | 553 | 839 | 508 | 483 | 1102 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 36 |
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