Jennette's Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – the outlook for Jennette's Pier over the next couple of weeks is a tough one. We're looking at a long stretch of small, weak, and messy surf with a few little windows of hope way down the line.

The water temp is sitting at 82°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won't need a thick suit.

Right now, we're into a period of flat, poor conditions. From Tuesday the 25th of August right through until the end of the month, the waves are tiny, between 1 ft and 2 ft, with mixed-up wind. The combined swell energy is weak, bouncing between 25 and 87 (weak energy), and the wind is mostly cross or onshore, making it choppy and uninviting. There's a brief moment on the morning of Thursday the 27th where a clean, cross-off breeze pops up, but with wave heights scraping 2 ft, it's barely a ripple.

We hit a bit of a gap after that, with nothing worth paddling out for. The first real glimmer of something happens on the morning of Wednesday the 2nd of September. The wind shifts offshore from the WSW at 12 mph, cleaning things up nicely, and the swell picks up to 2 ft with a 12-second period. The energy is moderate (124). It's still tiny, but it's surfable and clean – a good session for a longboard or a foiler.

The standout period, however, looks to be Thursday the 3rd of September. The morning session is the best on offer across the whole forecast. We've got a clean, cross-off breeze from the SW at just 3 mph, making for glassy conditions. The swell jumps to 5 ft from the NE, with a short period of 6 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate at 205. It's not a big groundswell, but for the area, that's the most size we'll see, and it'll be clean. The NE swell direction is a good match for the optimum direction here. It's a decent size for intermediates, but beginners might find it a bit much. The afternoon turns choppy as the wind swings onshore, so get on it early.

After that, we slide back into a long run of small, poor surf. From the 4th of September right through to the 9th, it's all below 3 ft, with weak energy readings (mostly under 130) and messy winds. The morning of Saturday the 5th of September offers a clean, cross-off breeze from the NW with 2 ft waves from the east, but it's still small and uninspiring. The combined energy is only 130 (moderate).

Our last look is on Tuesday the 8th and Wednesday the 9th of September, with a bit of short-period swell from the NNE pushing 3 ft to 3 ft, but the periods are a pathetic 4-5 seconds, the wind is onshore or cross, and the energy is very weak (31-69). It's a miss.

So, to sum it up: the next week and a half is mostly a write-off. The one clear standout is the morning of Thursday the 3rd of September at Jennette's Pier. It's a bit of a way off, so keep an eye on the forecasts, but that's the session to aim for. Everything else is for the dedicated longboarder or those happy to just sit in the water.

Rusty.

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