Surf Forecasts:
The Inlet and Pier surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, ENE swell with 141 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE 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 Thursday (Sep 03) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Inlet and Pier in the next 16 days are 0.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Inlet and Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a proper look at what's on offer at The Inlet and Pier over the next sixteen days.
Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – the forecast is a bit of a cruel joke. We've got a long, drawn-out stretch of flat or near-flat conditions all the way through to early in the second week. The water is sitting at a very warm 78°F, which is a solid 4°F warmer than usual for this time of year, so it feels like a bath, but there's hardly a wave to be had.
For the first twelve days, from Thursday the 3rd right through until Monday the 14th, it's pretty much a write-off. The swell heights are tiny, mostly under 3ft, and the wave energy is almost always pitifully low – you'll see numbers like 50, 19, or 16 (weak energy). The wind is all over the shop but the biggest issue is just the lack of any proper swell. There's a brief flicker on Sunday the 6th afternoon where we see 4ft, but it's a short-period 5-second windswell from the ENE with moderate cross-onshore wind, making it choppy and messy. No good.
We finally see a tiny window of hope on Tuesday the 15th morning. It's not much – just 2ft from the east with a 7-second period and a combined energy of 57 (still weak). But the wind... it's going glassy. Almost dead calm. That would make for clean, smooth conditions at the break, but the swell is just too weak to get excited about. It's surfable, but very ordinary.
Then, from the 17th and 18th of September, we see a slight bump. The swell picks up to 3ft and 3ft on Thursday the 17th, with ENE winds, and the energy climbs into the moderate range at 113. The problem? The period is a short 6 seconds. This is just weak windswill. It'll be bumpy and lack any punch, especially with cross-onshore or cross winds.
In short, if you're desperate for a paddle in the warm water and don't care about the wave, you could go for a session on the 15th morning for the glass. But there's no standout. Nothing even close. It's a quiet run for this spot, and we'll have to wait for the models to change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 | N 4 | E 7 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
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 kJ | 40 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 62 | 75 | 108 | 106 | 73 | 50 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:48PM1.28m | 1:06AM0.91m | 1:52PM1.26m | 2:11AM0.87m | 3:01PM1.26m | 3:22AM0.87m | 4:11PM1.28m | 4:31AM0.91m | 5:14PM1.31m | 5:33AM0.99m | 6:10PM1.34m | 6:28AM1.08m | 7:00PM1.34m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.21m | 7:20AM0.12m | 8:30PM0.23m | 8:23AM0.12m | 9:39PM0.23m | 9:30AM0.10m | 10:46PM0.19m | 10:37AM0.06m | 11:46PM0.13m | 11:41AM0.01m | 00:38AM0.06m | 12:40PM-0.05m | 1:24AM0.01m | ||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | NE 5 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 75 | 108 | 106 | 73 | 50 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | S 6 | E 11 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | S 6 | NNW 3 | N 4 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | — | 15 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 21 | 62 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 112 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 43 | 13 | 617 | 590 | 666 | 168 | 429 | 1321 | 255 | 70 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 665 | 168 | 253 | 3080 | 84 |
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