Apache Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it, myrtle.

To be honest, looking at the next couple of weeks for Apache Pier, it's shaping up to be a pretty quiet and frustrating stretch of water. We're looking at a long, drawn-out run of small, weak waves and wind that's mostly working against us.

The first week is a real struggle. From Wednesday the 5th right through to the end of the weekend on the 9th, the wind is nearly always cross-onshore or onshore, with swell heights barely getting above 3 feet. The combined energy is weak, ranging from 66 to just 189 (moderate on the 8th), but the quality is shot. Even the biggest day in that stretch, the Saturday afternoon, has a combined energy of 189 but it's messy and cross-onshore. Not a single session is worth paddling out for during that first week.

Sunday the 9th afternoon is a write-off, and Monday the 10th morning is clean but there's only 1 foot of swell with a combined energy of just 16. There's nothing there. This pattern of small, clean but useless surf continues through the 11th, 12th, and into the 13th. Finally, on Thursday morning the 13th, we get a bit of a glimmer – 3 feet of SSW swell with a light cross-offshore wind, and a combined energy of 72. The file says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," and honestly, that's about right. It's a poor wave, but it's the only thing that's clean all week.

The best chance at a paddle comes on Friday the 14th morning. The wind is clean and cross-offshore, swell is up to 3 feet from the SSW, and the combined energy finally ticks over into the moderate range at 101. It's still not a standout, but it's the most energy we'll see all week, and the conditions are clean. For a beginner, that's your window. The afternoon is ruined by a cross-onshore breeze.

After that, it's back to the doldrums. The second weekend, the 15th and 16th, is tiny and mostly clean but with no power. The 16th afternoon goes glassy, which is a beautiful sight, but the swell is only 1 feet. It's a lake. The following week, from the 17th to the 20th, looks like more of the same – small, messy, and weak. The only other session that might be worth a look is on Thursday the 20th morning, with a clean, cross-offshore wind, 1 feet of swell, and a period of 9 seconds from the SE. The combined energy is a weak 43, so it's not going to give you much push, but it's the cleanest wave of the second week.

Overall, there's no real standout in this forecast. The best you're getting is a couple of clean mornings with knee-high, weak surf. The wind is the enemy here, and the swell is just too small for the pier to do anything interesting. For a beginner, the Friday the 14th morning is the pick of the bunch. For everyone else, it's a good time to fix dings or check the weather models for next month.

Rusty.

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