Apache Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you—this is one of those outlooks where you might want to save your energy for something else. We're looking at a long, quiet stretch ahead.

The whole 16-day window is a bit of a write-off for any decent surf. There’s just no real energy coming in. From now until the end of the second week, we’re pretty much stuck with tiny, weak swells. The first proper recommendation doesn’t even show up until late in the run, and even then, it’s nothing to write home about.

Let’s start with Apache Pier. The entire first week and a half is a bust. From Saturday the 25th of July right through to the middle of the first week of August, it’s a constant stream of “poor surf conditions.” The swell hovers around a pathetic 0.3ft to 0.5ft most days, with a short, weak period around 4 to 8 seconds. The combined energy is mostly in the low double digits—like 21 to 28 — barely a ripple. The winds are a mess too, mostly cross-on or onshore, so it’s choppy and messy. Even when you get a glassy morning on the 31st of July, the swell is still only 0.5ft with 25 energy. You could probably paddle out on a bodyboard and still be bored.

There’s a tiny blip of hope around Monday the 3rd of August, where the swell nudges up to 3ft to 4ft from the south, with period around 7 seconds and the combined energy hitting 106 to 124 (moderate wave energy). But the wind is either cross or onshore, and the conditions are still rated as poor. It’s one of those situations where the swell is there, but the quality is so bad it’s not worth the paddle.

The best of a bad bunch—if you can call it that—is on Wednesday morning the 5th of August. We get a 3ft SSW swell with a slight air and light cross-onshore wind. The combined energy is 83. It’s still tiny and weak, but at least the wind isn't howling. Still, with the period only 5 seconds, it’s not going to have any punch. For the rest of that second week, it’s back to tiny 1.0ft to 2ft slop with onshore winds.

Honestly, this whole run is a blank. If you’re desperate, maybe the morning of the 5th of August is your best shot for a small, weak knee-high wave, but you’d be better off waiting for the next system. There’s nothing here that screams “go.”

Rusty

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