Jax Beach Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s happening in the water for the next couple weeks.

Unfortunately, it’s pretty grim at Jax Beach Pier. The full 16-day window is a flat, poor-quality run with no real surf to speak of. There’s a long stretch with nothing, and even when the swell tries to show up, the wind kills it. This is one of those blank periods that’s actually pretty normal for this spot – the ocean just goes to sleep sometimes.

Water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild going on.

Let’s take it day by day. Saturday the 5th we’ve got tiny 2ft swell from the ESE, but the wind is cross-shore and onshore, making it messy with weak energy (32). Not worth it.

Sunday the 6th is even smaller – barely 0.7ft from the east. Morning wind is light offshore and it’s clean, but there’s hardly any energy at all (6). You’d be floating. Afternoon has storm risk, and still nothing.

Monday the 7th brings a 1ft pulse from the ESE with a light cross-onshore breeze and energy of 19. Not enough to bother. Afternoon is a joke – less than 0.5ft.

From Tuesday the 8th through Thursday the 10th, we see a tiny bump. Tuesday morning has 2ft from the NE with onshore wind and energy of 37 – choppy. Tuesday afternoon gets to 2ft from the ENE, but it’s directly onshore and the energy is still weak at 67. Wednesday the 9th morning hits 3ft from the ENE with a combined energy of 101 – that’s moderate energy – but the onshore wind just ruins it. All poor surf.

Friday the 11th we get a touch of glass – light offshore and glassy in the morning – but the swell is only 0.7ft with an energy of 5. More like a pond.

Saturday the 12th has the biggest swell of the whole forecast – 6ft from the ENE in the afternoon with strong energy of 212. But it comes with strong onshore cross-winds at 20 km/h (12 mph), so it’s choppy, messy, and the quality is poor. Honestly, that setup is more for the kite crew than a surfer.

From Sunday the 13th all the way to Sunday the 20th, it’s the same story: onshore and cross-onshore winds, storm risks, and swell heights between 2ft and 4ft. The surf quality never improves – always described as poor. Some afternoons like Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th look a bit cleaner with gentle onshore breeze, but the swell is only around 2ft to 2ft. Thursday the 17th morning has a 3ft from the east with energy of 127, but it’s still cross-onshore and choppy.

There’s no standout in this whole window. Not a single clean, rideable day. Just a long, flat, windy stretch. Hang in there – it won’t last forever, and forecasts can always change.

Rusty.

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