Hanna Park/Mayport Poles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about Hanna Park/Mayport Poles. This is a tough stretch ahead. We’ve got a long, quiet run with no real surf to speak of coming through the next couple of weeks.

The water temp is sitting right about 85°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year – nothing crazy, but you’ll notice it’s a little on the muggy side.

Right now, and for the next several days, it’s a flat spell. The combined swell energy is sitting at zero (0) to barely a whisper. Tuesday morning (21st July) is a total write-off – no height, no period, just a cross-shore breeze messing up what little is there. The afternoon jumps up a touch to 6ft of short-period 6-second windswell from the SE, but it’s a lumpy, cross-onshore mess with energy at 197 (moderate). That’s not a surfable wave, it’s a washing machine. Wednesday and Thursday are more of the same – tiny, choppy, and poor.

We do get a couple of mornings that have a little life. Friday morning (24th July) and Saturday morning (25th July) will see a glassy surface with 2ft of 8-second ESE swell. The combined energy is weak (56 and 52), but those glassy conditions are a real treat for the soul. It’s small, very ordinary, but clean. If you’ve got a longboard or a foamie, those are your windows. The Saturday afternoon has a risk of thunderstorms, so keep an eye on the sky.

The following Sunday (26th July) and Monday (27th July) mornings see a light offshore wind from the W and WSW, cleaning up the surface. The swell stays tiny though – 2ft to 1ft, period stuck at 8 seconds. It’s rideable only if you’re desperate and have the right equipment.

After that, from the 28th of July right through the 5th of August, it’s a flat, clean, but empty ocean. Swell heights drop to 0.7ft or 1ft, the energy is barely a flicker (11 to 25), and the wind is mostly cross-offshore or clean. It’s a grey, quiet stretch. There’s a small bump of 3ft NE windswell on the morning of the 1st of August, but it’s short period (6 seconds) and the energy is still only 88 (weak).

The best of a bad lot? Look, there’s no standout. If I had to pick, I’d say Friday 24th or Saturday 25th of July, early morning. The glassy conditions at Hanna Park/Mayport Poles will be as clean as it gets, even if the waves are only knee-high. It’s a longboarder’s meditation session. The rest of the window is a write-off. This is a normal blank run for this area when the patterns don’t align.

Rusty.

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