Fort Pierce North Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

So for this stretch of the coast, we’re looking at a pretty flat and quiet outlook. The swell is tiny right through the 16-day window, and honestly, there isn’t a single standout session that’ll get the heart pumping. Most days you’re scratching for ankle to knee-high waves and the wind often messes with what little bump there is.

Let’s start with the only break in the mix: Fort Pierce North Jetty. This spot is a beach, reef and jetty setup, exposed to any swell that comes its way. It’s very consistent for *breaking*, but right now the ocean is just not delivering. The water temp is around 85° which is about average for the time of year.

The first record starts on Tuesday, 07 July. Morning looks clean with a tiny 1.0 ft wave from the east, period of 8 seconds. Combined swell energy is weak at just 11. Wind is a light cross-offshore out of the SW, so it’s clean, but the poor surf conditions really say it all. Not worth a paddle. Tuesday afternoon gets more windy and cross-onshore, making it even worse.

Wednesday the 8th and Thursday the 9th are much the same – tiny waves, cross-onshore winds, and no energy. Friday the 10th has a slight bump to 2 ft from the SE, but the period drops to a horrible 5 seconds. That’s windswell junk with only 38 combined energy, so it’s just messy.

We do get a silver-lining moment on Sunday morning, 12 July. It’s glassy – dead calm, no wind at all off the NE – but the wave is only 1.0 ft from the east. It’ll be clean as a whistle, but don’t expect more than a dribble. If you’re desperate for a slide on a longboard, that’s your window.

After that, the pattern continues: tiny pulses, frequent onshore or cross-onshore winds, and surf quality that never gets out of the “poor” category. There’s a stretch from about the 13th through the 22nd where we see some early morning cleaner windows with light offshore or cross-offshore breezes, but the swell stays stuck around 0.7 ft to 1 ft. The energy barely reaches double digits most days.

The strongest combined energy we see is 38 on the morning of 10 July, and 33 on the afternoon of the 9th, but those come with terrible short-period windswell and choppy onshore winds. Not worth suiting up for.

If you’re into kite surfing, there are a few afternoons with stronger cross-onshore wind (like 16 mph on Wednesday 8 July afternoon or 16 mph on Saturday 18 July afternoon) and a bit of bump, so that might be more interesting than paddle surfing right now.

Overall, this is a blank stretch. There’s just no real swell in the water, and with the consistent wind issues, it’s going to stay quiet. Hang loose and wait for the next system.

Rusty, signing off.

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