Surf Forecasts:
Surfside Pier surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, E swell with 148 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Surfside Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Surfside Pier in the next 16 days are 1.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 11AM. 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+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Surfside Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight about what's happening at the Surfside Pier. It's a pretty grim outlook, to be honest.
We've got a big quiet patch at the start. The first week is looking like a write-off with hardly any swell and the wind blowing onshore for most of it. The water's running a touch warmer than usual for the start of September, sitting at 84°, but that's the only nice thing I can say.
The swell energy is mostly weak, staying in the double digits or low hundreds. For instance, on Tuesday the 8th, we see moderate energy at 148, but with a fresh cross-onshore wind, it's just a choppy, lumpy mess. The swell periods are short, mostly 5 to 7 seconds, so there's no real push behind it.
Thursday the 10th morning gives us a break in the wind with a light cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is a tiny 2ft. Friday the 11th morning turns glassy with no wind at all, but the swell is a pathetic 2ft and only 4 seconds apart. That's basically flat.
We get a little bump in energy on Wednesday the 9th morning, hitting 219, but that's attached to a 4ft swell with a cross-on wind, so it'll be a messy, blown-out wall. For a break that needs the swell from the southeast, we're just not getting the right combination of size, clean wind, and period.
Honestly, every single time slot has "poor surf conditions" next to it. There's no standout day here. If you're desperate, that glassy moment on Friday the 11th morning is your best bet, but you'll be fighting for 2ft waves. It's a long, dry spell for the pier.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
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 kJ | 3 | 25 | 43 | 36 | 47 | 148 | 121 | 91 | 143 | 61 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 45 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:37PM1.52m | 6:04AM1.25m | 6:40PM1.57m | 7:07AM1.34m | 7:37PM1.62m | 8:04AM1.44m | 8:28PM1.63m | 8:55AM1.51m | 9:15PM1.62m | 9:42AM1.56m | 9:59PM1.58m | 10:27AM1.58m | 10:40PM1.51m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.23m | 1:02PM0.07m | 1:54AM0.16m | 2:02PM0.02m | 2:46AM0.08m | 2:57PM-0.02m | 3:32AM0.03m | 3:48PM-0.03m | 4:16AM-0.00m | 4:35PM-0.02m | 4:58AM-0.01m | 5:20PM0.02m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 44 | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 76 | — | 41 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 25 | 43 | 36 | 47 | 148 | 121 | 91 | 143 | 61 | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 28 | 45 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 808 | 759 | 350 | 812 | 581 | 454 | 1327 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 647 | 471 | 36 | 483 | 9 | 1327 | 2454 | 219 |
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