Hanna Park/Mayport Poles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me give it to you straight. I’m Rusty, and I’ve been watching this stretch like a hawk. The short story is: don’t get your hopes up. We’re looking at a long, flat run with a few tiny windows of knee-high junk. It’s gonna be a test of patience.

The only break on the radar is Hanna Park/Mayport Poles. It’s a beach/pier setup, intermediate, and it’s exposed to the swell but we just aren’t getting any.

We start the 16-day window on Friday the 10th. The morning has a tiny 1 ft ripple from the ESE with a period of 8 seconds and a combined energy of just 23 (weak). The wind is light cross-off, so it’s clean, but the wave comment says it all: “poor surf conditions.” That afternoon the wind shifts onshore, the swell bumps to 4 ft but with a terrible 4-second period – just blown-out chop. No score.

Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th are more of the same: tiny 0.3 ft to 1 ft, clean mornings but zero energy. The combined energy drops to 2 on Sunday morning. That’s flat. Monday the 13th is a repeat of the same tiny swell. No joy.

Our first tiny glimmer comes on Tuesday the 14th. The morning shows 2 ft from the NE with an 8-second period. The combined energy is 75 (still weak). The wind is a light cross-off from the NNW, so it’s clean. The wave comment upgrades to “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” This is the best we’ve got but it’s still a 1 out of 10. It’s a small, weak, short-period wave. The water temp is about average for the time of year. That afternoon the onshore wind kills it.

Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th show a slightly bigger bump (3 ft to 3 ft) but with a short 7-second period, and combined energy climbs into the low 100s (moderate energy). The wind is cross-shore or cross-onshore, so it’s a choppy, sloppy mess. Still 0s on the score.

From Friday the 17th right through to Saturday the 25th, it’s a wasteland. We get days of flat calm – 0.0 energy – and when a tiny 2 ft shows up on the 24th, it’s blown out by a 15 mph cross-onshore wind. The 25th morning has a tiny 1.0 ft from the ESE with a light cross-off, but it’s just a clean, flat wave.

The standout? There isn’t one. Honestly, the only thing that might be worth a paddle is the morning of the 14th of July. It’s clean, there’s a tiny wave, and crowds might be an issue because it’s a spot that can get “often” busy when it’s even borderline. But it’s short period, weak, and small. Keep your expectations on the floor.

For the rest of the window, save your gas. The setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer on those blowy afternoons, especially when the wind is strong cross-onshore.

Rusty

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