Hanna Park/Mayport Poles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a seat, let’s talk about what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks. I’ll be honest with you, the outlook for this stretch is a bit grim. The first good surf we see is a long way off, so don’t get your hopes up for the next week or so.

We’re looking at a real slow start. From now until around the 19th of August, it’s mostly flat or just messy. There’s a few tiny pulses of energy, but the numbers are all in the dumps – combined energy barely cracking 100 (64 is the peak early on), and the swell heights are tiny. You’ll see a lot of “poor surf conditions” in the logs, and I can’t argue with that. The wind is all over the place, mostly cross or onshore, and the wave periods are short, so it’s just not worth paddling out for.

There’s a solid gap with no real recommendations until we get to the 19th. That’s over a week of nothing to write home about.

Then, Wednesday the 19th of August finally shows a little pulse. Hanna Park/Mayport Poles (Florida) – a beach/pier break – gets a bit of life. The morning sees a 2 ft swell from the ESE with a 9-second period, but the real story is the wind. It’s offshore from the W at 9 mph, which is a major positive. The combined energy hits 87 (moderate), and it’s described as “gentle offshore and clean.” This is the first real chance for a surfable wave, but it’s small. The afternoon is a bit bigger, 2 ft from the E, but still very ordinary.

Thursday the 20th looks like the best of a pretty average bunch. The morning is clear with a 3 ft ESE swell at 11 seconds, and the wind is light offshore from the WNW at 6 mph. The combined energy jumps to 173 (moderate), and the description says “clean.” This is your best bet for a decent session – a bit of size, a bit of period, and clean conditions. The afternoon gets a little bigger, 3 ft, but the wind swings cross-on, so it’s not as good.

Friday the 21st of August is the real standout, but it’s a long way out. The morning is glassy, with a 2 ft ESE swell at 10 seconds and a combined energy of 101 (moderate). The wind is dead calm – glassy! That’s a huge plus. For a beach break, that glassy condition is gold. It’s small, but it’ll be clean as a whistle. The afternoon gets ruined by a strong NE cross-on wind, so don’t bother.

After that, it drops off again into the last week of the window. The 22nd and 23rd are back to small, choppy, and onshore, with energy levels dropping into the 30s and 40s. The 24th is no better.

So, to wrap it up: the first week is a write-off. The best chance you’ve got is the morning of Thursday the 20th, with that clean 3 ft swell, or the glassy morning of Friday the 21st. Both are at Hanna Park/Mayport Poles. Don’t expect anything epic, but if you’re desperate for a paddle, those are the windows. The water temperature anomaly? It’s not mentioned, so it’s about average for this time of year.

Rusty.

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