Jennette's Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've had a good look at the charts for the next couple of weeks, and to be blunt, it's a grim run for Jennette's Pier. There really isn't anything on the cards that I'd even call a decent wave. We're looking at a solid 16-day stretch with no real surf options, which is a tough one but not unheard of for this area. The whole window is basically one long gap with no recommendations, just tiny, weak scraps of swell with all sorts of messy wind.

Let's start with the water temp. On the first day, it's sitting at 79°, which is pretty average for this time of year, nothing too unusual there.

For Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd, forget about it. We're looking at 1 ft of SE swell with a short 8-second period on that Saturday, and it drops right off to 0.3 ft of junk on Sunday. The wind is a cross to cross-off, but the wave energy is pathetic – just 29 and then 1 or 2 on the energy scale. It's all "poor surf conditions" according to the notes, and I wouldn't even bother paddling out.

The following week is much the same story. From Monday the 3rd through to Sunday the 11th, the swell height barely gets above 3 ft and mostly hovers around 0.3 ft to 2 ft. The period is short, mostly in the 6 to 8-second range, which means weak, crumbly waves. The wind is a constant mix of cross, cross-off, and cross-on breezes, so you're never getting that clean, glassy face. On the plus side, there are a few "clean" wind labels in there, but with almost no swell energy to back it up, clean conditions mean flat water. The combined energy readings are all under 100 – mostly in the teens, 20s, 50s, 60s – which is what I'd call very weak wave energy. It's just not happening.

There's a tiny glimmer midday on Tuesday the 12th and again on the afternoon of Sunday the 16th, where we see some offshore wind. Tuesday morning has a light WNW offshore at 9 mph and a bit of SE swell at 1 ft, but the combined energy is only 19 – that's still weak. Sunday the 16th has a WSW offshore at 12 mph with a similar 0.7-1 ft swell and 13 to 19 energy. It'd be clean, but you'd be lucky to get a rideable bump.

Honestly, the best you could say is that if you absolutely had to get wet, the windows with the offshore wind and clean conditions – especially the Tuesday morning the 12th or Sunday the 16th – would be your best bet for a peaceful paddle, but not for catching waves. The combination of tiny swell and poor quality means this whole period is a write-off for surf.

Don't hang up your board shorts forever, though. These stretches happen, and forecasts can change. Keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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