Apache Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s talk about what’s cooking at Apache Pier.

Honestly, my friend, it’s a pretty flat and quiet stretch ahead. The forecast is almost a full two weeks of very small surf, with the best early call for just about the smallest of peelers. The combined energy of all swells directed here is weak, with values mostly in the teens and twenties (17). So we’re not talking about any punch. The water temperature is sitting at 83°, which is about average for this time of year—no crazy anomaly there.

Starting off Saturday the 29th and on through the first week of September, the surf is a consistent 1ft to 1ft from the southeast with a short period around 8 seconds. The wind does turn glassy at times on the early mornings, especially on the 29th and 30th, and again on Monday the 31st. Those windows will be clean as a whistle, but the waves are barely there. It’s an exposed sandbar, so it needs a lot more energy than this to really fire.

There’s a brief whisper of something on Wednesday the 2nd, with the swell bumping up to 2ft from the southeast, and the period stretching out to a more interesting 10 seconds. The combined energy climbs to 87—still weak, but a notable jump. The mornings that day see a light cross-shore wind, but the afternoons get messy. Still, the wave comment is clear: poor surf conditions.

The only real, and I mean only, flicker of a chance comes on Tuesday the 8th of September. The swell is still tiny at 1ft, but the period is a very long 13 seconds from the southeast. That’s some long-range groundswell energy. The combined energy hits 85, and the morning is dead glassy with zero wind. This is the standout in a very lean forecast. A 1ft, 13-second groundswell on a sandbar with glassy conditions will offer the cleanest, most lined-up ankle-biters of the whole run. It’s still small, but it’s the best on offer.

After that, the window drifts back to poor conditions with increasing onshore winds and choppy seas through the second week.

So, the takeaway? This is a long, flat spell with very little to get excited about. The Tuesday 8th of September morning is your best bet for a clean, small-wave session. For the rest, it’s a good time to wax your board and wait.

Rusty out.

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