Jennette's Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the Jennette’s Pier (North Carolina) area. I’ll be straight with you—this is a tough run. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing much to write home about, with a flicker of something decent way down the line.

The outlook kicks off on Monday, 27 July, and honestly, it’s a flat spell for days. From that Monday right through to the end of the first week of August, the surf is tiny and the conditions are mostly messy. You’re looking at ankle-to-knee-high slop, with cross-shore winds and the odd storm risk. The combined wave energy is weak, barely getting into double figures for most of that time—like 49, 47, 29, that sort of range. It’s a real grind. There’s a brief moment on Friday morning, 31 July, where the wind goes glassy, but the swell is a pathetic 2 ft from the north with a period of only 4 seconds. That’s just wind chop, not a wave you’d paddle for.

Then, on Monday morning, 3 August, we finally see a little bump in energy. The combined swell energy hits 121, which is moderate, with a 3 ft swell from the south-east at 8 seconds. The wind is cross-off and clean, but the rating is still poor. It’s surfable, but barely. Tuesday, 4 August, has a brief glassy window in the morning with 2 ft, but again, the energy is low at 41. Nothing to get excited about.

The real stand-out, the only one worth marking on your calendar, is the morning of Sunday, 9 August. That’s the one. We’ve got a 4 ft swell from the south-east, with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to a strong 333. The wind is light and cross-off, coming from the west-northwest, which will keep the waves clean. The swell direction is a good match for the break’s optimum from the north-east, so the lines should be decent for an intermediate surfer. But listen, this is over a week away, so don’t take it to the bank yet. The afternoon on the same day gets ruined by a strong onshore wind, so it’s a morning-only window.

For the rest of the second week, into Monday, 10 August, and Tuesday, 11 August, the energy drops back off and the wind turns onshore or cross-on. It’s back to small, choppy, and forgettable.

So, to sum it up: there’s a long, dry gap from the start until early August, with only a few tiny, clean moments. The one true standout is the morning of Sunday, 9 August, at Jennette’s Pier. It’s not huge, but with the right wind and solid energy, it’s the best on offer. Keep your expectations low for the rest.

Rusty.

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