Surf Forecasts:
The Inlet and Pier surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, S swell with 133 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 Saturday (Jul 18) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Inlet and Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a rough stretch for The Inlet and Pier. The whole 16-day outlook is basically a washout for surfers. We’re looking at a long blank run with genuinely poor surf conditions from the start on Friday, July 17th, all the way through to the end of the period on Saturday, August 1st. There’s not a single decent recommendation to chase.
The core problem is a total lack of meaningful swell. The wave heights are tiny, mostly hovering around 0.6 ft to 1 ft, and when the wind does try to blow something up, the swell period is short and weak. The combined energy of all swells is barely a whisper, with values like 12 and 18 for the first few days. Even the days with a bit more size, like Saturday morning, July 25th, with a 4 ft swell from the ENE, the period is only 6 seconds, generating a poor, weak wave that’s borderline unsurfable. The energy on that day only hits 115, which is moderate at best, but it’s all chop from a cross-onshore wind.
The winds are a constant problem. We get cross-onshore, cross-shore, and onshore flows for days on end, keeping the surface bumpy, choppy, and lumpy. There are a few brief moments of clean conditions, like Sunday morning, July 19th, and Wednesday afternoon, July 22nd, but those come with zero swell. The water is about average for this time of year, so no anomaly there to get excited about.
Honestly, for this stretch, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The few times the wind is strong but junk for wave riding, like the strong breeze from the SW on Wednesday, July 22nd, it’s cleaner but still flat. Don’t waste your time with a surfboard – the forecast is a dud. The only bright spot is a brief moment of glassy conditions on Friday morning, July 31st, but with a 0.6 ft swell, it’s a flat lake.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | N 4 |
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 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 10:07PM1.37m | 10:30AM1.09m | 10:55PM1.27m | 11:21AM1.09m | 11:42PM1.16m | 12:12PM1.08m | 00:30AM1.04m | 1:04PM1.06m | 1:19AM0.92m | 1:59PM1.05m | 2:12AM0.84m | 2:57PM1.05m | 3:08AM0.78m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM-0.09m | 4:38PM-0.10m | 5:20AM-0.06m | 5:34PM-0.02m | 6:07AM-0.01m | 6:31PM0.07m | 6:54AM0.04m | 7:29PM0.14m | 7:40AM0.09m | 8:29PM0.21m | 8:27AM0.14m | 9:31PM0.25m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ENE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 6 | E 12 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 130 | 47 | 34 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 160 | 140 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | WNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | — | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 6 | S 7 | NW 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 315 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | — | 18 | 11 | 16 | 132 | 388 | 1 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1060 | 1068 | 1060 | 1068 | 1068 | 1113 | 3 | 2 | 102 | 176 | 271 | 438 | 438 | 1113 | 1113 | 1052 | 188 | 2 | 68 |
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