Agate and Pearl Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Look, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a lean stretch ahead for Agate and Pearl Street (Oregon). This is a reef setup that wants a good W swell and clean offshore wind, but the 16-day window just isn't offering much. There are no clear standout days where everything lines up, and most of the time you’re fighting cross or cross-onshore wind.

The first bit of surf worth paddling out for is Tuesday afternoon, September 8th. We’ve got swell coming through at 3 ft from the SSW with a 10-second period. The combined energy is solid, reading 429 (moderate wave energy). The water temp is sitting at 73°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a 6°F anomaly. But here’s the catch: the wind is WNW at 16 mph and cross-onshore. That’s going to make things choppy and messy. The report says poor surf conditions, and I’d agree – not the kind of session you write home about.

Wednesday the 9th is a bit of a tease. In the morning, we’ve got a tiny 2 ft from the SW but with a 16-second period – that’s a long period groundswell, so it’ll have some push. Wind is light W at 6 mph, cross-onshore. Energy is low at 274 (weak). The afternoon gets a little better with 2 ft from the SW, same 16-second period, and wind swinging W at 3 mph and going *onshore*. The wave comment flags marginal conditions and questionable tide, so I wouldn't get too excited.

From Thursday the 10th right through to the end of the first week, it’s a similar story: small swell (3 ft down to 1 ft), cross or cross-onshore winds, and a lot of “poor surf conditions” warnings. The energy bounces between 178 and 485 (weak to moderate), but the wind just never cleans up for this spot. The reef setup needs that offshore breeze to shine, and it’s just not there.

The second week doesn’t offer any relief. It’s more of the same – small SW and SSW swells, light breezes that hover around cross-onshore or onshore, and lots of marginal or poor conditions. There are stretches of several days in a row where there’s nothing recommended. You’ll see a few spots where the period gets up to 18 or 20 seconds, which is a very long period groundswell, but with the small size and dirty wind, it’s just not going to produce much. The combined energy occasionally hits the 400-500 range (moderate), but it’s wasted without clean winds.

The only thing that stands out slightly is the afternoon of Tuesday, September 22nd. We get 3 ft from the SW at 16 seconds, with the wind going light and onshore from the WSW at 6 mph. The energy is 501 (moderate). It’s still flagged as marginal with questionable tide, but if the tide lines up, there might be a few longer-period lines from the groundswell wrapping in. Don’t expect perfection.

Honestly, for a break like Agate and Pearl Street, we need that W swell with clean offshore ENE wind to make it sing. This forecast doesn’t deliver that. It’s a tough run, but forecasts can change. Keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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