Shark Rock Pier

Best Surf Season (October - March)

The foundation of a quality year at Shark Rock Pier is wind, not just swell. The wave rose here is stubbornly dominated by S/SSW/SW groundswell, with essentially no pure N-NE swell showing up in the data. That means the NNE-facing pier needs the S to WSW offshore flow to groom the dominant Southern Ocean swell trains. From October through March, ideal wind percentages climb to 22-28% and average wave heights hold at a solid 6.5-7.2ft (2.0-2.2m) with powerful 10.7-11.0s periods. This is the most consistent window for clean, head-high-to-overhead surf at the pier.