Fernandina Beach Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for the local area.

Overall, we’re staring down the barrel of a pretty flat and quiet stretch. The next week and a half is mostly skinny, with very little to get excited about. The swell is small, the period is short, and the wind is often onshore, making even the tiny bumps messy. The real action, if you can call it that, doesn’t even start to whisper until the final week of the run.

For the first week and a half, from August 22nd right through to early September, it’s a real struggle. The best you’ll see is a few 1 ft pulses from the ESE, but the combined energy is weak, often in the 20 to 40 range. The mornings are the cleanest chance, with some light offshores or even glassy conditions, but the swell just isn’t there to push a decent wave. The afternoons are a write-off with SE cross-on winds picking up.

The first real sign of life comes on Monday, September 1st. The morning at Fernandina Beach Pier is glassy with a 2 ft ESE swell. The period is a short 7 seconds, so don’t expect any power, but the combined energy is 84 – a slight step up. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The real standout window starts to open up on Tuesday, September 2nd. The morning turns glassy again with a 1 ft ESE swell, but the period jumps to 16 seconds. That’s a proper long-period groundswell. The combined energy hits 132, which is modest but with that long period, it’ll have some shape. The water temp is about normal for this time of year, so a wetsuit is optional.

The best of the whole outlook is likely Wednesday, September 3rd. The morning at Fernandina Beach Pier is clean with a light offshore (S, 3 mph) and a 2 ft ESE swell at 12 seconds. The combined energy is 126. It’s still small, but the conditions are clean, and the swell has a bit of length to it. This is the pick of the period. Keep in mind, with a long period like that, the pier can be a bit straight, but it’s still the best chance for a clean, workable wave.

After that, it fades back into the doldrums. The rest of the run into September 6th is back to tiny, weak, and onshore.

So, to be honest, there’s no true standout mind-blowing swell here. The only window worth planning for is that Tuesday and Wednesday, September 2nd and 3rd, with the glassy mornings and that long-period ESE groundswell. It’s not big, but it’s the cleanest and most interesting the whole 16 days. For the rest, keep the boards in the car and watch the forecast, because it’s not gonna change much on its own.

Rusty

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