Surf Forecasts:
Vero Beach Pier surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, ENE swell with 59 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Vero Beach Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Vero Beach Pier in the next 16 days are 0.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Friday (Sep 11) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Vero Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. The outlook is grim—flat and bumpy for the foreseeable future. There’s no swell worth your time in the first week and a half.
From Friday the 11th right through Monday the 21st of September, it’s all knee-to-waist high dribble at Vero Beach Pier. Swell heights run 0.3ft to 0.8ft, with combined energy weak as dishwater (30-84 range). The wind is cross, cross-on, or onshore most days, with plenty of thunderstorms threatening. One decent moment: Monday morning the 14th goes glassy with a light WNW breeze, but the swell is just 1ft with a 9-second period—glassy but gutless.
The lone pulse of something bigger arrives Tuesday the 22nd of September. We get a north-east swell pushing 5ft to 5ft, period 6-8 seconds, and combined energy moderate at 133-264. But the wind screams from the north at 25-30 km/h, cross-shore and lumpy. It’s messy, choppy, and called “poor surf conditions” all day. For kite surfers, that north wind and chest-high slop might be a goer. For a standard paddle surfer? Hard pass.
That swell fades Wednesday the 23rd to 3ft-4ft and Thursday the 24th back under 3ft, still with a lumpy cross-shore wind. After that, it’s dead again through the end of the window.
The best on offer? There is none. The whole two weeks is a dud. If you’re dying to paddle, maybe Tuesday the 22nd for the biggest bumps, but you’ll be fighting north wind chop. Otherwise, hang up the wetsuit for a bit.
Water temperature is about normal for the season.
A blank stretch like this happens now and then—hopefully the next forecast turns around.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 26 | 17 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:06PM1.36m | 8:30AM1.39m | 8:48PM1.36m | 9:15AM1.39m | 9:28PM1.34m | 9:57AM1.37m | 10:07PM1.29m | 10:39AM1.31m | 10:46PM1.23m | 11:20AM1.25m | 11:26PM1.17m | 12:02PM1.17m | 00:08AM1.12m | ||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.02m | 2:36PM0.06m | 2:56AM0.01m | 3:20PM0.10m | 3:39AM0.02m | 4:03PM0.16m | 4:21AM0.06m | 4:45PM0.22m | 5:03AM0.12m | 5:28PM0.29m | 5:47AM0.20m | 6:14PM0.35m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | 7:31 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 5 | E 9 | SE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 26 | 12 | 28 | 14 | 19 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | SE 4 | E 9 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | E 10 | E 15 | E 14 | NNE 5 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 5 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 9 | E 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 1805 | 148 | 237 | 1579 | 114 | 114 | 740 | 22 | 22 | 1469 | 307 | 1074 | 1805 | 1312 | 1074 | 1412 | 463 |
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