Hanna Park/Mayport Poles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s be straight with you: the next 16 days here are a real struggle. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak, and mostly choppy conditions, with hardly a window worth paddling out for. The water is sitting at a warm 85°, about a degree above normal for this time of year, so you’ll be comfortable waiting on the beach, but that’s about the only good news.

Monday 20th July kicks off flat and messy. A tiny 3ft swell from the SE with a short, weak 5-second period and only 43 units of energy (combined energy of all swells directed here). On top of that, we’ve got a cross-shore wind that’s putting a chop on it. By afternoon, it’s worse – 4ft but choppy and cross-onshore. Not worth it.

Tuesday 21st July has no surf in the morning, and the afternoon brings a 5ft swell from the SE, but it’s short-period junk at 6 seconds and 149 units of energy (moderate wave energy). The wind is cross-onshore and choppy. This is the kind of day that looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Wednesday 22nd July morning is flat and clean, but no waves. Afternoon sees 5ft from the SE, but again, short period and cross-onshore chop. No go.

Thursday 23rd July morning is glassy with a tiny 1ft from the ESE, 8-second period, and only 21 units of energy. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. Afternoon gets a little bumpy with 4ft but choppy.

Friday 24th July morning is clean with a 1ft ESE swell, 8 seconds – still barely a ripple. Afternoon goes flat.

Saturday 25th July morning is clean with 2ft from the E, 8 seconds, 45 units of energy. Still tiny. The afternoon finally shows a pulse: 2ft from the E, 8 seconds, with glassy conditions (53 units of energy). This is the best on offer across the entire outlook – and it’s barely surfable. It’s clean, but the waves are very ordinary. For a true standout, this is it, but only if you’re desperate.

Sunday 26th July has a chance of storms. Morning is clean but only 2ft. The afternoon picks up a bit with 3ft from the ESE, 7 seconds, and 71 units of energy, with a gentle offshore wind. It’s clean, but again, weak and short.

From Monday 27th July through to Tuesday 4th August, the trend is consistently poor. Swell heights hover between 0.3ft and 3ft, periods are short, and winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore. The combined energy rarely breaks 65 units (weak wave energy). There’s a small window on 31st July morning with a glassy 0.7ft, 10-second period swell (8 units of energy), but that’s like a lake. The waves are just not there.

Hanna Park/Mayport Poles is a beach/pier break that’s fairly consistent here, but this run is a total blank. When the wave energy is this low and the wind is so often onshore, it’s just not happening. The only thing that’s consistent is the lack of quality. Don’t hold your breath; the forecast can change, but right now, this is a solid 16-day downer.

Rusty.

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