Surf Forecasts:
Surfside Pier surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 23 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, S swell with 112 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 23 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Surfside Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Surfside Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Surfside Pier in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Surfside Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about the next sixteen days at Surfside Pier. I’m gonna be straight with you – this isn’t one of those fire outlooks. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak energy and a whole lot of nothing special.
The water temperature is sitting at 85°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least it’ll feel good just sitting out there.
Looking at the whole run, we’ve got a real quiet start. From Monday the 20th of July right through to Wednesday the 23rd of July, it’s all poor surf conditions with weak, short-period windswell. The combined swell energy is weak, hanging around 40 to 100, and the winds are mostly cross or cross-onshore, making things lumpy and choppy. Not worth paddling out for.
The first hint of anything clean comes Thursday morning, the 23rd of July. We get a bit of a lift with the combined energy hitting 108 (moderate), and a light cross-offshore wind from the west at 6 mph. The swell is small, only 3 ft from the south, with a short period of 6 seconds. It’s surfable, but just barely. The morning is the pick, but it’s still very ordinary.
From Thursday afternoon onward, the wave heights drop back down to 1 ft to 2 ft for the next week and a half. The winds do turn clean and glassy at times, like Saturday afternoon the 25th of July, but the swell is too small to do anything with. The energy is in the teens to low 50s for most of that period – barely a ripple.
Now, there is one standout that gets a bit interesting if you’re an experienced surfer and you’re willing to wait. On Monday the 3rd of August, the combined swell energy jumps to 125 (moderate) with a 4 ft south swell, period of 6 seconds. The winds are light and onshore from the southeast at 6 mph, so conditions won’t be perfect, but there’s a bit more push. With the swell over 3 ft, it’s not for beginners, but for the crew that knows the pier, it’s the best energy in the whole forecast. The swell direction is from the south, which is a touch off from the optimum SE direction for the break, so it’s not going to be perfect, but it’s the only window with any real grunt.
Overall, don’t get your hopes up for any epic sessions. The best bet is to keep an eye on that Monday the 3rd of August for a bit of a pulse, but treat it as a maybe. For the rest of the time, the surf is flat or close to it. The setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing during the stronger winds.
Stay hungry, stay hopeful.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 25 | 17 | 21 | 47 | 56 | 95 | 72 | 83 | 76 | 62 | 75 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.33m | 2:46AM1.21m | 3:35PM1.31m | 3:36AM1.13m | 4:28PM1.31m | 4:28AM1.08m | 5:21PM1.32m | 5:22AM1.06m | 6:13PM1.34m | 6:15AM1.06m | 7:03PM1.37m | 7:06AM1.08m | 7:49PM1.40m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.05m | 9:33PM0.19m | 9:49AM0.09m | 10:29PM0.24m | 10:39AM0.12m | 11:27PM0.27m | 11:31AM0.15m | 00:24AM0.27m | 12:24PM0.15m | 1:18AM0.25m | 1:16PM0.13m | 2:08AM0.22m | 2:04PM0.11m | 2:54AM0.18m | |||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 8 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | — | E 4 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 4 | 10 | — | 1 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 17 | 21 | 47 | 56 | 95 | 72 | 83 | 76 | 62 | 75 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 11 | — | 13 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 391 | 433 | 908 | 1327 | 352 | 435 | 447 | 248 | 0 | 3 | 249 | 197 | 826 | 24 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 24 | 350 | 364 |
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