Surf Forecasts:
The Inlet and Pier surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, S swell with 83 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S 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 Friday (Aug 07) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Inlet and Pier in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Inlet and Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it. The long-range picture for The Inlet and Pier is, well, pretty flat-out ordinary. There’s no other way to say it. We're looking at a stretch of small, weak surf that's barely gonna do much for the next week and a half. It’s going to be a test of patience.
The good news? It's not going to be messy or blown out, at least for a lot of that time. The wind is mostly light and cross-off or even glassy early on, so the surface is going to be clean. But clean ankle-biters are still ankle-biters. The overall swell energy is weak, with values mostly in the single digits to low double digits (3-62), so you don't have much to work with.
Kicking off on Friday the 7th, we’ve got a tiny 3ft swell from the south with a poor 4-second period and a moderate cross-off breeze. The energy is weak at 40 and it’s just not going to have any push. The water temp is sitting right around average for the time of year at 78°.
The weekend isn't any better, with swells barely scraping 1ft to 3ft and periods under 8 seconds. The wind stays cross-off, which keeps it clean, but it's tiny out there. Monday the 10th is more of the same, just knee-high at best.
We have a real lull mid-week, from Tuesday the 11th through to the end of the week, with pretty much nothing showing. You'll see a few 0.3ft blips on the chart. The good news starts to appear around Thursday the 20th when a slightly better 2ft SSE groundswell shows up with an 8-second period under a gentle offshore wind. That’s the first time we get a hint of a proper wave, and the energy climbs to 88. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.
Then on Friday the 21st, the afternoon sees a pulse of 3ft from the south, but it's short-period (5 seconds) and the wind goes onshore from the ENE. That's going to chop it up.
So, looking at the whole picture, there’s nothing that truly stands out. The best you can hope for is the small clean waves on Thursday the 20th. Beyond that, it's a waiting game. This kind of flat run isn't abnormal for the area, but the consistency is there, so it tends not to stay this poor for long. Forecasts can change.
Bottom line: leave the board in the car for now, but keep checking back.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | E 9 | ESE 8 | S 6 | E 11 | E 10 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 |
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 kJ | 28 | 72 | 25 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:16PM1.25m | 3:33AM0.86m | 4:22PM1.30m | 4:39AM0.88m | 5:25PM1.35m | 5:41AM0.94m | 6:23PM1.40m | 6:39AM1.00m | 7:17PM1.42m | 7:34AM1.07m | 8:08PM1.41m | 8:26AM1.13m | 8:56PM1.37m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM0.19m | 9:41AM0.05m | 10:57PM0.15m | 10:45AM0.00m | 00:00AM0.09m | 11:49AM-0.06m | 00:57AM0.03m | 12:49PM-0.12m | 1:47AM-0.03m | 1:44PM-0.15m | 2:33AM-0.07m | 2:36PM-0.16m | 3:17AM-0.08m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 68 | 18 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 5 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 6 | WSW 3 | S 6 | SW 3 | — | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 28 | 72 | 1 | 39 | 5 | — | 15 | 37 | — | 32 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1436 | 0 | 32 | 43 | 23 | 13 | 188 | 3 | 13 | 2337 | 118 | 388 | 203 | 304 | 1068 | 487 | 429 | 448 | 304 | 482 |
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