Surf Forecasts:
The Inlet and Pier surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period, SE swell with 65 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Inlet and Pier this week:
The surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Inlet and Pier in the next 16 days are 0.4m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Inlet and Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright lads, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with this one.
There’s not a lot to get excited about in this 16-day stretch for The Inlet and Pier. The whole period is a bit of a flat, messy story. We’re looking at a very long run of small, weak energy with poor quality. From now through to the start of September, it’s essentially a write-off for decent waves. The water temp is sitting around 78°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least the wait will be comfortable.
The first real standout arrives on Tuesday, September 1st. It’s a weird one – a very long period 15-second swell from the ESE. The combined energy is 59 (93 in the afternoon), which is only in the weak-to-moderate range. The swell height is a tiny 1ft. This is a long-period groundswell, which often needs a specific bank to wrap into, but here it’s just not big enough to do anything with. The conditions are described as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" – a far cry from anything I’d get out of bed for. The morning is glassy, which is a big positive for surface quality, but the lack of size just kills it.
Then we go quiet again until a slightly more interesting window on the morning of September 5th. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the ESE with a period of 11 seconds. The combined energy hits 153, finally pushing into moderate territory. The wind is a clean, cross-offshore breeze from the NW, so the face of the wave should be pretty tidy. It’s still not big – it's intermediate-friendly – but it's the best looking session of the whole month. The afternoon that day drops off again with a cross-shore wind.
The final blip is on the morning of September 6th – a brief clean look with 2ft of swell, but again, not enough oomph to make a session worthwhile. The winds go cross-off again from the SW, so it’s clean if you want to get wet, but the energy is very low.
In summary, the only two windows that even rate a mention are the morning of September 5th and to a much lesser extent, the morning of September 1st. The 5th is the pick of the bunch due to the best balance of swell size, moderate energy, and that clean cross-off wind. If you’re desperate, that’s your spot.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 17 |
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 kJ | 22 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 36 | 46 | 44 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:39PM1.23m | 6:50AM0.99m | 7:19PM1.26m | 7:33AM1.06m | 7:58PM1.29m | 8:14AM1.13m | 8:38PM1.29m | 8:55AM1.19m | 9:17PM1.26m | 9:37AM1.24m | 9:56PM1.22m | 10:19AM1.28m | 10:37PM1.15m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:08PM0.15m | 1:03AM0.21m | 12:54PM0.10m | 1:39AM0.15m | 1:37PM0.06m | 2:14AM0.10m | 2:20PM0.04m | 2:50AM0.07m | 3:03PM0.03m | 3:26AM0.05m | 3:47PM0.04m | 4:04AM0.05m | 4:34PM0.07m | 4:46AM0.06m | |||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 36 | 46 | 44 | 18 | 26 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 7 | E 16 | ESE 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 5 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 19 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 31 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 430 | 617 | 388 | 355 | 1514 | 563 | 176 | 593 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 277 | 299 | 230 | 355 | 1514 | 1217 | 304 | 230 | 161 |
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