Jax Beach Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. It’s a tough one for the next couple of weeks. The numbers are telling me we’ve got a long dry spell ahead, so let’s get into it.

Right now, and for the rest of the 16-day window, the surf is just not cooperating. There are a few days where you might see a bump, but don’t get your hopes up for anything decent. The first proper surfable suggestion doesn’t pop up until Saturday morning, the 25th of July, and even then it’s pretty weak.

The main spot, Jax Beach Pier, is a very consistent beach-and-pier setup that’s exposed to the swell. But the swell is tiny and the direction is all wrong. The water temp is sitting at 85° right now, which is about average for the time of year. Nothing to write home about.

Let’s break it down. The first few days are a complete write-off – from Monday the 20th through to Thursday the 23rd, it’s all poor surf with tiny, short-period windswell, mostly under 1 ft and just messy. That’s a solid 4 days of nothing.

Friday the 24th is still flat. Then, on Saturday morning, July 25th, we finally get a little pulse. The forecast shows a 2 ft swell from the east with a period of 8 seconds, combined energy of just 45 (weak). The wind is light and offshore from the SSW, so the surface will be clean. The score is a 1 out of 10 – it’s surfable, but barely. It’s small, weak, and the wave quality is ordinary. The best of the entire period is probably this Saturday morning, but that’s not saying much. It’s a tiny, gentle wave for a longboard or a foamie. No one should be getting excited.

After that, it drops back down to flatness again. Sunday the 26th through to Tuesday the 4th of August is a wasteland of tiny, cross-onshore, choppy slop. The swell is never above 2 ft, periods are short, and the energy is pathetic. There’s a morning on Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st of July with offshore winds and glassy conditions, but the swell is only 1.0 ft, so it’s basically a lake. A couple of afternoons in early August show a tiny uptick to 2 ft, but it’s cross-shore and choppy.

Honestly, there is no standout period. The only day that even qualifies as “surfable” is Saturday the 25th of July, and it’s marginal. If you’re desperate for a paddle, that’s your window. Otherwise, the forecast is a blank run. For this area, that’s pretty normal when the summer pattern sets in. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d be checking the wind forecast for kiteboarding instead of surfing.

Rusty.

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