Apache Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is Rusty.

First up, we’ve got Apache Pier. Look, I’ll level with you – for this entire 16-day stretch, there’s no real stand-out surf to get excited about. We’re looking at a long run of small, weak energy waves and poor conditions. The combined swell energy barely gets into double digits for most of it, often sitting weak (44) or lower. The water temp is sitting at a warm 83°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first sniff of anything rideable doesn’t show up until the morning of Tuesday the 22nd. That’s a solid week with almost no surf worth paddling for. On that Tuesday morning, we get a tiny 3ft swell from the ESE, with a short period of 6 seconds. The wind is light and cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean, but the energy is still low (80). The wave comment calls it “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” – and that’s about right. It’s a small, weak wave for beginners only.

After that, things stay small and mostly messy. The afternoon of Thursday the 24th shows a 2ft ESE swell with a bit more energy (94) and light cross-offshore wind, so again, clean but tiny. Then on Friday the 25th morning, we get a glassy 3ft ESE swell with a short period (6 seconds) and energy of 54. It’s clean but weak. The pattern keeps repeating: small, short-period swells, often with cross or onshore wind, and the wave quality stays poor or ordinary.

Honestly, for the whole outlook, the best you’re looking at is those small, clean windows on the 22nd and 24th-25th. Even then, the swell is under 3ft and the period is short – it’s not going to have any push. This is strictly a longboard or foiling situation, and even then, it’s slim pickings. For a beginner, the size is fine, but there’s just no power. Don’t expect any proper waves. The gap at the start is about 9 days of nothing worthwhile.

Signing off, Rusty.

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