Apache Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table.

We're looking at the next 16 days, and honestly, it's a tough watch. The pattern for this stretch is flat, weak, and messy. There are no standout days or proper waves on the horizon. In fact, the whole 16-day window is pretty much a write-off. There's a long, quiet gap of surf that just isn't going to get going. The first real chance of anything even remotely surfable doesn't come until Saturday the 12th, and even then, it's not much to write home about.

Starting off, through Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th, Apache Pier is seeing small, weak, short-period swell from the east and east-southeast, around 4 ft to 4 ft. The wind is a cross-onshore breeze at 16 mph, making it choppy and blown out. The combined swell energy is only 63 to 147 (weak to moderate), so there's not enough push or power. It's a no-go.

Wednesday the 9th is similar, with wave heights dropping and the wind staying cross-onshore, though lighter. Energy bumps to 207 (moderate) on the morning, but the wave quality is still described as poor. This trend of weak, poorly-shaped swell and poor conditions just keeps on rolling.

Thursday the 10th through Friday the 11th sees the swell drop to tiny 1 ft to 2 ft with a period of just 7-8 seconds. On Thursday morning we get a clean window with a light cross-offshore wind from the NNE at 3 mph, but the waves are so small it's barely knee-high. Not worth paddling out for.

Then, on Saturday the 12th, there’s a slight glimmer. The morning session shows 1 ft from the southeast with an 8-second period, and the wind is glassy. It’s the best condition we’ll see, with the wave comment saying "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions". The combined energy is just 43 (weak). It's a mellow, small-wave day for a longboard or a foamie, but nothing to get excited about. After that, the wind swings onshore and it's back to poor conditions.

From Sunday the 13th right through to Tuesday the 22nd, it's a desert. We're looking at waves under 3 ft consistently, with periods between 4 and 9 seconds. Most of the time the wind is cross-onshore or onshore, keeping things messy. There are a few clean windows on Sunday the 14th morning with glassy conditions again and on the 20th with some cross-offshore wind, but the swell is just too small. Combined swell energy almost never breaks 100 (weak). It's a flat spell.

So, what’s the best on offer? Honestly, if you absolutely have to get wet, the morning of Saturday the 12th is your only real shot. Apache Pier will be tiny, clean, and gutless. It’s a beginner-friendly wave for a splash about, but surf-wise, it’s a quiet week ahead.

Rusty.

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