Surf Forecasts:
The Inlet and Pier surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 14 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, S swell with 50 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 14 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE 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 (Sep 14) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m 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 1.1m 5s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) 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 1.2m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Inlet and Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's cookin' at The Inlet and Pier.
Well, I gotta be straight with you – this stretch of the next 16 days is lookin' pretty grim. The finder's tellin' me there's not a single session that's worth paddlin' out for. The first few days, from Tuesday the 8th right through the end of the first week, are all tagged "poor surf conditions." We're talkin' tiny dribbles, mostly under 2 ft, and the wind is all over the place – cross, cross-off, and even onshore, which just tears up whatever little bump there is.
The water is a wild card, though. It's comin' in at a balmy 78°F, which is a whopping 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year. That's a really unusual anomaly, like bathwater. But that's the only thing unusual about this forecast, and not in a good way.
There's a glimmer on the 19th of September, a Saturday, where we see a bump in swell height to 4 ft from the NE. The combined energy hits 138 (moderate), but it's accompanied by a strong 25 km/h cross-onshore wind and rain showers. That's just a messy, choppy, blown-out mess. Not surfable.
The rest of the second week just kinda fades out. A few mornings on the 22nd and 23rd show clean conditions with light offshore or cross-off winds, but the swell is pathetic – 2 ft to 2 ft. The energy is low (37 to 57), and the period is a short, weak 8 seconds. It's flat, mate. Honestly, for this spot, a blank run like this is more normal than not. When there's no swell and the wind is wrong, it's not worth even lookin' at the water.
If you're desperate for a paddle, maybe the 23rd of September afternoon has a tiny 3 ft ESE swell, but the mod energy (116) is wasted by a 15 km/h cross-onshore breeze. It's a no-go.
Rusty, signin' out.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | NNE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 3 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
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 kJ | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:10PM1.34m | 6:28AM1.08m | 7:00PM1.34m | 7:18AM1.17m | 7:46PM1.32m | 8:05AM1.23m | 8:30PM1.28m | 8:51AM1.27m | 9:13PM1.22m | 9:35AM1.29m | 9:55PM1.14m | 10:17AM1.27m | 10:36PM1.05m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.01m | 00:38AM0.06m | 12:40PM-0.05m | 1:24AM0.01m | 1:33PM-0.08m | 2:06AM-0.03m | 2:22PM-0.08m | 2:46AM-0.04m | 3:09PM-0.05m | 3:24AM-0.02m | 3:54PM-0.00m | 4:02AM0.03m | 4:40PM0.07m | 4:42AM0.09m | |||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 51 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | NE 4 | E 8 | — | E 7 | — | — | SE 9 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 21 | 10 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | SE 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 4 | 28 | 71 | 67 | 62 | — | 18 | — | — | 7 | 11 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 29 | — | 8 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 665 | 253 | 180 | 3080 | 665 | 43 | 102 | 2 | 168 | 340 | 312 | 1143 | 1149 | 226 | 180 | 1143 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 51 |
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