Surf Forecasts:
The Inlet and Pier surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 13 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, E swell with 134 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 13 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s 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 Monday (Jul 13) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Inlet and Pier in the next 16 days are 1.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Inlet and Pier over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here again, same surf check, now in feet and miles.
To be straight with you, The Inlet and Pier is looking quiet for a long spell. For over two weeks, there’s really nothing to get after. The wave energy is weak—most of the combined energy numbers sit under 100, sometimes as low as single digits. There’s no push out there.
Saturday morning (July 11th) starts with a tiny 0.7 ft ESE swell at 9 seconds. Light wind from the north at 6 mph, cross-shore, but still poor. Sunday (July 12th) brings a bump to about 4 ft from the ENE, but it’s short period at 6 seconds, and onshore winds of 19 mph ruin it—combined energy is only 120, so just moderate but ugly.
Monday (July 13th) into Tuesday (July 14th) gets cleaner with cross-offshore wind on Tuesday morning (SW 6 mph), but the swell drops to 2 ft. Clean, but tiny.
There’s a little nudge around July 20th: Monday morning (July 20th) shows a 3 ft SSE swell at 5 seconds, combined energy at 49, but a cross-on wind from the NE at 9 mph keeps it poor. Nothing much to work with.
The rest of the run into late July is nearly flat. Swell hangs around 0.7 ft to 1 ft, and while we get some glassy conditions on July 23rd and 24th, the waves just aren’t there.
The best moment? Maybe Tuesday morning (July 14th) with clean 2 ft under a light offshore—but it’s barely a ripple. Or Friday afternoon (July 24th) when it’s dead calm and 0.7 ft—you’d be floating more than surfing.
Look, The Inlet and Pier is usually consistent, but we’re in a flat spell. It’s one of those quiet runs that happens now and then. Forecasts can shift, so don’t write it off completely, but for now? It’s a paddling session, not a surfing one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 37°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | E 15 | NE 4 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 111 | 130 | 121 | 100 | 67 | 29 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:55AM0.90m | 5:37PM1.38m | 5:55AM0.93m | 6:35PM1.44m | 6:52AM0.96m | 7:30PM1.47m | 7:49AM1.00m | 8:25PM1.47m | 8:44AM1.04m | 9:17PM1.44m | 9:38AM1.07m | 10:07PM1.37m | 10:30AM1.09m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.09m | 11:01AM-0.04m | 00:13AM0.03m | 12:01PM-0.10m | 1:11AM-0.02m | 12:59PM-0.16m | 2:05AM-0.07m | 1:55PM-0.19m | 2:56AM-0.10m | 2:50PM-0.20m | 3:45AM-0.11m | 3:44PM-0.16m | 4:33AM-0.09m | 4:38PM-0.10m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | 8:24 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 33 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 121 | 100 | 67 | 29 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | — | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 15 | SE 8 | E 15 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 9 | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | W 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | — | S 5 | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 32 | 111 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | — | 22 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 51 | 293 | 350 | 350 | 1194 | 429 | 429 | 430 | 3 | 13 | 43 | 226 | 253 | 168 | 355 | 340 | 217 | 1060 | 180 | 1068 |
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