Surf Forecasts:
The Inlet and Pier surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, S swell with 49 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Inlet and Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at The Inlet and Pier in the next 16 days are 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 8s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Inlet and Pier over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you: the outlook for The Inlet and Pier over the next 16 days is a quiet one. We’re looking at a long stretch with barely a ripple to get excited about for paddle surfing, especially through the first week and beyond. The water temp is sitting at 75°F which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
Starting off, from the 4th of July through the 6th, it’s a write-off. Tiny 1ft to 3ft swells, but they’re coming from the ESE and SSE with short, weak periods (4 to 9 seconds) and cross to cross-onshore winds. The combined energy is low (28–28), and the wave comment says it all: poor surf conditions with a moderate chop. Not worth a look.
The 7th of July shows a flicker of hope. Tuesday morning sees a clean 1ft swell from the ENE with light offshore wind, but it's still tiny and weak. Tuesday afternoon gets a bit better: 2ft from the SSE, glassy conditions, and the combined energy jumps to 59. The wave comment says surfable but very ordinary. That’s the best of a bad bunch for the first week, but 2ft with a 6-second period is barely a knee-high dribbler, so keep the expectations in the carpark.
From the 8th of July right through to the 19th of July, it’s a desert. We’re talking days of 0.3ft to 3ft swells with winds that are often cross-off or cross, but the energy is consistently in the basement – mostly single-digit or low double-digit values. The swell periods are all under 10 seconds, and the recurring wave comment is “poor surf conditions.” There’s a brief spike on the 17th (Friday) with a 3ft southerly swell and clean cross-off wind, but with a period of just 5 seconds, that’s a weak, wind-swell bump, not a proper wave. The combined energy is 66 – still very weak.
There are no true standouts here. The only half-decent window is Tuesday afternoon (7th July), but even that is tiny. For anyone who just needs to get wet, that’s your best shot, but don’t expect any real power or shape. For the rest of the 16 days, the gear can stay in the shed. This is a long, flat run for The Inlet and Pier, and it looks more like a swimming session than a surf one.
Stay patient, keep an eye on the charts, but for now, you’re not missing a thing.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | N 4 | NE 5 |
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 kJ | 14 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:32PM1.14m | 11:58AM0.99m | 00:14AM1.09m | 12:46PM1.03m | 1:00AM1.03m | 1:38PM1.09m | 1:53AM0.97m | 2:36PM1.15m | 2:52AM0.92m | 3:37PM1.23m | 3:54AM0.90m | 4:37PM1.31m | 4:55AM0.90m | 5:37PM1.38m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM0.12m | 6:04PM0.16m | 6:37AM0.11m | 6:59PM0.18m | 7:22AM0.10m | 7:58PM0.18m | 8:11AM0.08m | 9:01PM0.17m | 9:04AM0.05m | 10:05PM0.14m | 10:01AM0.01m | 11:10PM0.09m | 11:01AM-0.04m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | 8:27 | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 |
mm | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 31 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | S 5 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 73 | 62 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | NE 4 | ESE 8 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | E 9 | WSW 3 | E 9 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | E 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 7 | E 12 | — | SE 9 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | E 6 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 3 | — | 22 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | S 6 | S 4 | — | S 7 | NW 3 | N 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 19 | 14 | — | 18 | 24 | 32 | — | 22 | 28 | 25 | 19 | — | — | 19 | 17 | — | 62 | 3 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3004 | 3 | 1196 | 3034 | 0 | 2130 | 2431 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 180 | 68 | 3 | 13 | 228 | 217 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 23 |
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