Hanna Park/Mayport Poles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – looking at the next 16 days for Hanna Park/Mayport Poles, it’s a tough stretch. The forecast is pretty much a flat spell for the first week and a half, with only a tiny glimmer of something surfable way out there.

Right now through late July and into early August, we’re looking at tiny, weak dribbles. The combined energy levels are in the low double digits for most of that time, with many days showing less than 30 on the energy scale. The swell is barely there, mostly from the east-southeast, but the height is barely cracking 1 to 2 ft, with periods around 8 seconds. The water temp is sitting at 84°F – right on the money for this time of year, nothing weird there.

The winds are a mixed bag, but the real problem is the lack of swell. We get a few clean mornings with light offshore or glassy conditions, like Monday morning July 27th with a glassy 1 ft, but with wave energy at 21 you’re basically floating. The crowds are often here, but with this little juice, it’s just a paddle in the park.

We’ve got a long gap of nothing until Monday, August 3rd. That’s when things get a tiny bit interesting. The morning of August 3rd shows a slight lift with 2 ft from the ESE, period at 8 seconds, and a clean cross-offshore wind. The energy climbs to 54 – still weak, but it’s surfable. The real standout, and I mean the only one worth setting an alarm for, is the afternoon of August 3rd. We get a glassy 4 ft from the southeast, with a short period of 5 seconds, and the energy hits 66. It’s small, weak, and short-period, but it’s the best we’ve got. The break is a beach/pier setup, so it’s mostly about the peaks. For a beginner, 4 ft is fine, but the short period means waves might be a bit dumpy.

Tuesday morning August 4th is also a little glassy with 3 ft from the ESE, period 6 seconds, and energy at 77. That’s the peak of the energy for the whole run, but still very weak. After that, it fades back into the flat zone.

Honestly, for the whole 16 days, there’s no true standout. The best on offer is the glassy, small swell on Monday afternoon August 3rd for a mellow session. If you’re a kite surfer, the bigger winds in the afternoons with that tiny, choppy sea might be more your speed than a paddle surfer’s.

Rusty.

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