Surf Forecasts:
The Inlet and Pier surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, S swell with 154 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 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Inlet and Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Gather 'round, crew. Let's be straight with you – the next 16 days at The Inlet and Pier are a tough stretch. The models are spitting out pretty much nothing but “poor surf conditions” across the entire run, so there’s no real standout session to get excited about. We’re looking at a long, blank run of flat, weak dribble. That said, the area is very consistent by nature, so it’s one of those rare quiet spells that shouldn’t fool you – it’ll fire up again before long. For now, leave the boards at home.
The whole period is a bust. From Tuesday, August 11 to Wednesday, August 26, every single time slot is a zero. The swell is tiny – we’re talking 0.3 ft to 3 ft at best, with periods mostly short and weak. The combined energy never gets out of the weak zone, topping out at a measly 70. Winds are all over the shop, sometimes cross-off or glassy, but there’s simply no swell to work with. The water’s sitting at 79°F with a 3°F anomaly, so it’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – but that’s about the only noteworthy thing.
Honestly, the setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing if you’ve got a big wind day, but for a surf, it’s a hard pass. Patience is the call here – the Inlet and Pier will come good again, just not in this forecast window.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 5 | NW 3 | SE 8 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 5 | E 13 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | N 4 |
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 kJ | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 154 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.42m | 7:34AM1.07m | 8:08PM1.41m | 8:26AM1.13m | 8:56PM1.37m | 9:16AM1.17m | 9:42PM1.30m | 10:04AM1.19m | 10:26PM1.21m | 10:50AM1.19m | 11:09PM1.11m | 11:36AM1.17m | 11:53PM1.00m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM-0.12m | 1:47AM-0.03m | 1:44PM-0.15m | 2:33AM-0.07m | 2:36PM-0.16m | 3:17AM-0.08m | 3:27PM-0.12m | 4:00AM-0.07m | 4:17PM-0.06m | 4:42AM-0.03m | 5:08PM0.02m | 5:25AM0.03m | 6:00PM0.11m | ||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | NE 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 56 | 32 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | NW 3 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 | N 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | W 3 | N 4 | — | SSW 4 | W 3 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 2 | ENE 4 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | SSE 6 | S 4 | S 6 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 1 | 25 | — | 14 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 10 | — | 11 | — | — | 7 | 26 | 154 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3080 | 2268 | 482 | 2130 | 3141 | 1060 | 104 | 161 | 388 | 304 | 350 | 429 | 1194 | 1203 | 665 | 875 | 2196 | 102 | 2 | 104 | 297 |
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