Surf Forecasts:
The Inlet and Pier surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, ESE swell with 79 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s 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 Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 12s period. 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 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
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 tough one. We’ve got a 16-day window staring at us, and for the first week or so, it’s basically a desert. There’s a real gap of nothing happening from the start of the period all the way through the first ten or eleven days. The Inlet and Pier is the only spot on the radar, and it’s just not getting any love from the ocean.
Kicking off on Tuesday the 1st of September, we’ve got tiny ankle-snappers at The Inlet and Pier. Swell is a pathetic 1 ft from the SE with a short period of 7 seconds, and the combined energy is a weak 17. Water temp is sitting at 77°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, a nice little anomaly of 4°. The wind is a light cross-offshore in the morning, so it’ll be clean, but there’s barely enough juice to stand up on. The afternoon gets a bit breezier, 12 mph from the SSW, still cross-off, but the swell drops to 1.0 ft. It’s basically a lake.
Wednesday the 2nd is a write-off. The swell picks up to 2 ft but the wind is a nasty cross-onshore from the NE, gusting to 12 mph, making it choppy and messy. The period is long-ish at 11 seconds, but with that wind, it’s just a lumpy, bumpy mess. Energy is up to 78, but it’s wasted. Thursday stays small and onshore, Friday offers a tiny bit of 1.0 ft glassy surf in the morning with a light offshore from the W, but it’s so small it’s barely a ripple. The weekend is a no-go with onshore winds and tiny swell.
The whole first week is a bust. The Inlet and Pier is seeing a lot of cross-onshore wind and the swell never gets above 3 ft, and even then it’s windswell with a period of 5 seconds on the 6th. The combined energy rarely gets above 50. It’s a real struggle.
We finally get a glimmer of hope on Sunday the 13th of September. The afternoon at The Inlet and Pier shows glassy conditions with a WNW breeze at just 3 mph. The swell is still only 1.0 ft from the SE, 10-second period, and the combined energy is a weak 17. It’s glassy, but it’s more of a paddle than a surf. The cleanest conditions of the whole forecast, but tiny.
After that, it’s right back to the same story for the second week: small, weak surf, mostly onshore or cross-shore winds. The energy stays low, all under 25. There’s nothing here for a surfer to get excited about. The Inlet and Pier is a very consistent spot, but it needs a swell to show it. This is one of those blank runs that can happen. It’s a quiet stretch, but the forecast can always change. For now, the board stays in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | ESE 8 | NNE 3 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 7 | 37 | 78 | 65 | 43 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 40 | 15 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:04AM1.30m | 11:21PM1.07m | 11:53AM1.30m | 00:10AM0.99m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.12m | 5:31AM0.08m | 6:22PM0.17m | 6:22AM0.11m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 8 | 78 | 65 | 26 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 40 | 15 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | E 7 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | SE 13 | SE 9 | — | E 7 | S 4 | — | S 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 5 | — | E 9 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 20 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | — | — | S 3 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 18 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 41 | — | — | 8 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 1436 | 0 | 176 | 1152 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 388 | 2 | 168 | 355 | 1060 | 2410 | 429 | 562 | 562 | 563 | 23 | 563 | 617 |
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