Fort Pierce North Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. The outlook for our patch is a quiet one, I’m afraid. Looking at the whole 16-day window, there’s really nothing to get excited about. We’ve got a solid two-week stretch here where the surf is going to be flat to tiny, and the conditions are just not cooperating.

We start off on Thursday, the 23rd of July, at Fort Pierce North Jetty. The water is sitting at a warm 85°F, which is just about bang on average for this time of year. The swell is a mere 0.7 ft from the east, with a short period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 13, so there’s no power behind it at all. On top of that, we’ve got a 9 mph onshore wind from the east, making for poor surf conditions. It’s a total write-off.

Friday the 24th is more of the same. A bit more swell in the afternoon, bumping up to 3 ft, but it’s still that short-period east swell, and the energy picks up to 128, which is still weak. The wind is still onshore, so the surface is junk. Poor surf conditions all day.

Saturday the 25th might look a bit better on paper with a lighter wind, but it’s cross-onshore, creating small wind ripples. The swell is a pathetic 2 ft to 2 ft. Not worth a paddle.

Looking ahead, there are a few morning windows later in the week where the wind swings offshore. Sunday the 26th, Monday the 27th, and even Wednesday the 29th have some gentle offshore winds, but the problem is the swell. It’s still that weak, short-period east energy, sitting at just 1.0 ft to 1 ft. The combined energy stays in the low teens to low twenties. You’ll get a clean, glassy surface, but there’s nothing to push you in. Flat as a pancake.

As we move into the second week and into August, the pattern doesn’t change. The swell drops even further, with heights of 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft and energy values dropping into the single digits. The wind states are often offshore or clean, but with zero swell, it’s just a lake out there. There’s a brief moment on the 4th of August with a bit more energy (25), but it’s messy with cross-onshore winds.

Honestly, the only thing that might be worth mentioning is that on the 2nd of August, we get a fresh offshore breeze from the WSW at 19 mph, keeping the water clean, but with the swell at 1.0 ft, it’s a no-go for surfing. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

So, to sum it up: we’re looking at a long, flat spell. The first decent surfable day is nowhere in sight. Don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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