Jax Beach Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s happening at Jax Beach Pier. I’ve looked at the charts, and honestly, it’s a pretty grim stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window is a real struggle for surfers, with hardly any energy on the cards.

The water temp is sitting right around 84°, which is dead average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The outlook kicks off on Saturday, 1st August, and it’s a tough start. We’ve got a tiny 0.7ft easterly swell with a period of 9 seconds, but the energy is almost non-existent – just a measly 6 (weak). The morning has a light offshore breeze, so it’s glassy, but there’s just nothing to ride. The afternoon sees a blip of 3ft from the SE, but with a terrible 4-second period, it’s just wind chop and messy. The wind picks up too, making it a write-off.

Sunday the 2nd and Monday the 3rd are more of the same. Small, weak swells in the 1ft to 2ft range, with periods barely breaking 8 seconds. The wind stays offshore or cross-offshore, so the surface is clean, but the wave energy is just too low to bother with. The combined energy figures are all in the 20s and 30s – that’s genuinely weak.

By Tuesday the 4th, the swell dies completely for a couple of days, with zero energy showing. The wind shifts onshore on Tuesday afternoon, kicking up a 3ft windswell from the SE, but it’s a short-period, choppy mess. Not for paddling.

Wednesday the 5th morning is the first time we see a score of 1/10, which is the best we’ll get. It’s a 2ft swell from the ESE at 7 seconds, with a light offshore breeze, making it clean. The combined energy is 46, still weak. It’s surfable, but only just – very ordinary, small waves for a longboard or a foiler.

The rest of the first week into the second week is a desert. Thursday the 6th through to Sunday the 16th of August is a long, drawn-out period of tiny 0.3ft to 2ft swells. Most days offer glassy mornings with light offshore or glassy winds, which is a tease because there’s no power behind them. The combined energy is almost always in the single digits or low teens, and many entries show a zero. There’s one day, Wednesday the 12th afternoon, with a 0.3ft swell from the east at 11 seconds – a long period, but the height is so small it’s virtually flat. A groundswell with no height is just a clean, flat ocean.

The best of a bad bunch is that Wednesday morning, 5th August. It’s the only time the waves are even remotely surfable, but it’s a beginner-friendly, knee-high wave at best. Given the persistent lack of swell and the fact that Jax Beach is an exposed beach/pier, the whole setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for most of this period.

So, to sum it up: we’ve got a 16-day outlook with hardly any surf. The first few days have tiny, weak swells, then a long gap of flatness or useless windswell. Don’t expect any standouts here. Hold tight, forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a tough run.

Rusty.

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