Horace Caldwell Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s look at this one.

Truth be told, it’s a pretty grim run for the next 16 days at Horace Caldwell Pier. The finder shows zero standout surf for the whole stretch, so I’m not going to sugarcoat it. Every single session is marked as “poor surf conditions,” and the scores are all nil. That’s a long, flat spell by any standard.

The first record kicks off on Thursday the 30th of July, and from there it’s just a relentless grind. We’ve got weak, short-period swell – mostly around 2 to 4 feet from the SSE or SE, with periods of only 5–6 seconds. That’s pure windswell, lacking any punch. The combined energy of all swells barely gets into the 90s at its best (like 96 on Tuesday morning, 4th August), but most of the time it’s in the 20s, 30s, or 40s – weak energy, no real drive.

The wind is the real killer. Almost every day, it’s a moderate to fresh breeze blowing onshore or cross-onshore from the SSE or SE, making the water choppy and lumpy. There’s one morning – Sunday the 2nd of August – that shows a light cross-offshore wind from the WSW with clean conditions, but the swell is only about 2 feet and the energy is pitiful (29). It’s a tease, but not enough to get excited about.

Water temperature sits at about 84°F with a small 1°F anomaly, so it’s pretty average for this time of year – warm but not unusual.

Because the swell is so small, short-period, and onshore, and the break is a beach/pier setup, honestly, this is more of a kiteboarding or windsurfing window than anything for a surfer. The waves are too weak and messy for a proper paddle session.

If you’re hanging on to hope, the last week of the run – from about the 9th of August onward – sees a very slight uptick in swell height to about 3 feet, but still with 5-second periods and onshore winds. It’s not going to clean up. The outlook is pretty bleak, but this area can turn around quickly with a change in wind direction. For now, I’d leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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