Jax Beach Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a good hard look at what's coming down the line for us at Jax Beach Pier over the next couple of weeks. I've gotta be straight with you right off the bat: this run is looking flat as a pancake for the most part. There are some days where it's technically surfable, but we're really scratching the bottom of the barrel here. Don't get your hopes up for anything decent until we get further into the first week of August.

We start off on Tuesday the 28th of July with a tiny 0.7ft of swell coming from the ENE. The combined wave energy is a weak 4, which tells you all you need to know. To make matters worse, we've got a cross-shore breeze kicking up a chop. Wednesday the 29th brings a bit cleaner conditions with a light offshore wind from the WSW, but the swell is still a pathetic 1.0ft at 8 seconds. There's just no power there. The trend of tiny, weak surf continues through Thursday and Friday. Friday the 31st has a sliver of a 2ft spike in the afternoon, but it's from the SE with a short period of just 3 seconds, so it'll be completely gutless and messy.

Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd of August are still very weak. Sunday afternoon does see a jump to 4ft from the SE, but the period is still a short 5 seconds. That's going to be a bumpy, weak close-out with a combined energy of just 53. It's surfable only if you're desperate. The water temp is sitting at a warm 84°, which is pretty normal for this time of year.

Now, looking at the start of the week on Monday the 3rd of August, we finally have something to talk about. It's still nothing special, but the morning shows 3ft from the ESE with a moderate offshore breeze, making it clean. The energy is only 49. The afternoon pushes up to 4ft, wrapped in an offshore SW wind at 16 mph, which will keep the faces clean. The conditions are described as "surfable but very ordinary", and honestly, that's about the best we're going to see here. This is the pick of the bunch for the whole forecast period, but that's not saying much.

Tuesday the 4th is a step back, and Wednesday the 5th of August offers a rare moment of pure glass in the morning with 2ft from the ESE. Zero wind, glassy conditions – it’ll look pretty, but the swell is weak with a combined energy of 47 and a short period of 7 seconds. Don't expect anything with any push behind it. Thursday the 6th is similar with glassy conditions in the morning but still just 2ft.

After that, from Friday the 7th of August through to the end of the window on Wednesday the 12th of August, we drop back into the gutter. We're looking at swell heights mostly under 2ft and combined energy values that barely tick over. There are a few glassy mornings in there on the 8th and 9th of August, but with nearly no swell, you'd be better off taking the kayak out.

To be honest, this is a long, flat run for Jax Beach Pier. If you absolutely have to get wet, your only real chance is Monday the 3rd of August. Get out early for the clean offshore wind on the 3ft swell, or try the afternoon for the slightly bigger 4ft, still with offshore wind. It's not going to be great, but it's the only game in town.

Rusty.

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