Apache Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s on offer. I’m gonna be straight with you—this isn’t a classic stretch for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got one break to talk about, and it’s a bit of a mixed bag.

Apache Pier is a sandbar break, exposed to the swell, and it’s consistent, but don’t get your hopes up too high. The water’s running a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 85°F.

The first real chance to even think about a paddle comes on the morning of Thursday, 23 July. We’ve got a small 4ft swell from the SSW, with a short period of 6 seconds. The wind is light and cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean. Combined energy is moderate at 183. It’s surfable, but pretty ordinary. The afternoon sees a similar story with a 4ft S swell, still clean with a cross-off breeze, but the wave energy drops a bit to 166. Still, not exactly firing.

Friday, 24 July, starts tiny with a 2ft S swell and a 5 second period. Clean conditions, but the energy is weak at 69. The afternoon shifts to a 2ft ESE swell with a slightly longer 8 second period, still clean and weak energy (65). Nothing to write home about.

Saturday, 25 July, is tiny. Morning sees a 1ft SE swell, 8 seconds, clean, with energy at 38. The afternoon improves slightly to a 2ft SE swell, same period, clean, with energy at 46. It’s surfable but very ordinary.

Sunday, 26 July, the morning brings a 3ft SSW swell with a 4 second period, clean, energy at 51. Still just ordinary. The afternoon goes poor with a 1ft SE swell and onshore wind chopping it up.

From Monday, 27 July, right through to the end of the forecast on 4 August, the story is pretty much the same: small, weak, and mostly poor surf conditions. The only real standout is the morning of Wednesday, 29 July, when we get glassy conditions with a 3ft S swell (7 seconds, energy 72). It’s surfable, but you’re not going to be hooting. The morning of Thursday, 30 July, is also glassy with a 2ft S swell (6 seconds, energy 62). Again, just ordinary.

Honestly, mate, there’s no true standout here. The best on offer is probably the Thursday 23 July morning, with the cleanest conditions and the biggest swell of the whole run, but even that’s small. It’s a real waiting game. For a beginner, the swell never gets above 5ft, so it’s never too big, but it’s also never really good. The short periods (4-8 seconds) mean the waves are weak and choppy. The wind is often cross or cross-on, ruining any chance of a clean face. It’s a tough run.

Rusty.

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