Jenkinsons (Point Pleasant Beach) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for a paddle. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak swell and less-than-ideal conditions, so don’t expect much.

The whole 16-day window is a struggle. The first real chance to even think about a surf comes on Friday, August 28th, but it’s a real scrappy affair. Before that, from now through Thursday the 27th, it’s all poor surf with tiny, short-period energy. The water temp is running a touch warmer than usual at 75°, but that’s about the only highlight.

Friday, August 28th – We finally see a bit of a pulse. Jenkinsons (Point Pleasant Beach) is the only spot in the game, and it’s a beach/jetty setup that’s exposed to the swell. The morning offers a weak 2 ft of swell from the ESE, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is a paltry 83 (weak), so don’t expect any punch. The wind is light and cross-offshore, which will keep it clean, but the comment says it best: “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” This is for advanced surfers only due to the jetty, and with “often” crowds, you’ll have company for these tiny, weak waves. It’s not a standout, just the best of a bad lot.

Saturday, August 29th – The swell drops back to 1 ft, and the wind goes cross-onshore. Back to zero. We get a few similar fleeting moments with a clean offshore breeze on Monday the 31st and Tuesday, September 1st, but the swell is still tiny (0.7 ft to 1 ft). On September 1st, the period jumps to 14-15 seconds, which is a very long period groundswell, but with only 1.0-1 ft of height and combined energy of 45-61 (weak), it’s just not enough to break properly. The long period will make it even harder to get a wave at a beach break.

Thursday, September 3rd – The energy finally ticks up a notch, with the combined energy hitting 110 (moderate) and a 2 ft swell from the SE. But the wind is onshore from the ENE, and the conditions are “poor.” That’s a pattern that sticks around for a few days, with onshore and cross-onshore winds killing any chance of quality. The size stays around 2 ft, but the wind is just too messy.

Honestly, there’s no standout session in this whole forecast. The only wave worth mentioning is the tiny, clean 2 ft on Friday the 28th, but it’s barely a surf. If you’re desperate for a paddle, that’s your window. Otherwise, it’s a long wait. For the kite surfers, the stronger onshore winds on the 4th and 5th of September might make for a better time than paddle surfing.

Keep your head up – it tends not to stay this flat for long.

Rusty

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