Jennette's Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Lookin' at the charts for the next couple of weeks, and honestly, it's a bit of a tough sit. We've got a long stretch of small, weak swell and iffy conditions. The first real possibility of anything worthwhile doesn't show up until Friday the 17th of July, and even then, it's not a home run.

The water is sitting at a warm 81.9° right now, a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

Let's start with the spot we've got on the books: Jennette's Pier. For the first week and a half, it's a real bust. From now until Thursday the 16th, the swell is tiny, mostly around 1 foot to 1.3 feet, with a period under 10 seconds. The wave energy is weak (17 for Monday morning, for example) and the wind is all over the shop. We get a few windows of offshore wind, like Wednesday morning the 8th with glassy conditions, but there's just no swell to work with. It's a one-star situation. You'd be floating around more than surfing.

Then we finally see a little pulse of energy. On Friday morning the 17th of July, the swell bumps up to 3 feet from the southeast with moderate wave energy (117). The wind is light and cross-offshore, which will keep it tidy. It's still not world-class, but it's surfable. The period is a short 9 seconds, so it'll be a bit soft and won't have much push, but it's the best we've seen in a long while.

After that, it fades again quickly. Friday afternoon the 17th drops to a pathetic 0.3 feet, a long 14-second period groundswell from the east, but with basically no energy (6). That long period on a beach/jetty setup like Jennette's will just break straight and won't do much.

We get another small flare-up on Tuesday the 21st of July. The morning shows 3.3 feet from the southeast with a moderate offshore wind from the west. It's clean, but the period is a weak 6 seconds, so it's just wind-slop. The wave energy is moderate (85). Still nothing to get too excited about.

Honestly, the standout window – and I use that term loosely – is Friday morning, July 17th. That's your best chance to get wet. The wind will be light and clean, and there will be enough swell to push you around on a funboard. Expect it to be a bit weak and inconsistent. This spot can get crowded, and that's something to keep in mind.

Everything else from now through to the end of the forecast is a write-off for a proper surf. A lot of poor conditions, onshore winds, or just zero swell. If you're a beginner, the 3.3 feet on the 21st might be at the upper end of your comfort zone, but with that short period it'll be a bumpy paddle.

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