Surf Forecasts:
Surfside Pier surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, SE swell with 34 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 0.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Surfside Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, the first week and a half is a write-off. From Wednesday the 9th right through to Saturday the 19th, it’s tiny, weak, and messy. We’re talking knee-high slop, if that. The swell energy is barely registering, with readings like 42 down to 8, and the wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, chopping it up. There’s a few glassy moments on the Friday the 11th morning and the Monday the 14th morning, but with only 1ft of weak, short-period swell, it’s not doing anything. You’d be better off staying home or fixing your dings. That’s a solid ten-day gap of nothing worth paddling for.
Now, things finally start to look a bit more interesting around the 20th of September. The standout window is the morning of Sunday the 20th. We’ve got a 5ft swell from the east, with a period of 8 seconds, and the wind is glassy – light, off the NNW. That’s clean. The combined energy hits 221, which is moderate, so there’s some push. For a beginner-friendly spot like Surfside Pier, this is about as good as it gets in this run. The water is a warm 83°, which is about a degree above normal for this time of year, so it’s comfortable.
The 21st of September Monday morning sees a bigger bump – 5ft from the east-southeast, with energy jumping to 542. That’s moderate to strong, but the wind is cross-shore from the northeast at 9 mph, which will put some texture on the face. It’s not clean, but it’s surfable. The 22nd of September Tuesday morning is a bit cleaner with a cross-offshore wind, but the swell drops to 4ft.
Honestly, the only day that really stands out as a proper session is the Sunday the 20th morning. It’s not a classic, but it’s the best we’ve got. After that, it fades back into small, ordinary conditions by the 24th. Keep an eye on the charts, but for now, that Sunday morning is your best bet.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:28PM1.63m | 8:55AM1.51m | 9:15PM1.62m | 9:42AM1.56m | 9:59PM1.58m | 10:27AM1.58m | 10:40PM1.51m | 11:10AM1.57m | 11:19PM1.43m | 11:52AM1.53m | 11:58PM1.35m | 12:34PM1.48m | 00:37AM1.27m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 5:37AM0.02m | 6:04PM0.08m | 6:16AM0.06m | 6:47PM0.15m | 6:55AM0.12m | 7:31PM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | S 4 | — | S 4 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 10 | — | E 5 | S 4 | — | ESE 9 | S 4 | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 12 | — | — | 23 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | S 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSE 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 42 | 25 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 9 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 111 | 431 | 779 | 435 | 391 | 465 | 483 | 1328 | 1328 | 160 | 111 | 581 | 31 | 36 | 901 | 239 | 483 | 1334 | 1297 |
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