Jennette's Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you. We're looking at a pretty lean stretch ahead for Jennette's Pier (beach/jetty).

We're coming out of the gate with nothing much to write home about. The whole first week is pretty much a write-off. Tiny, weak swell with poor conditions. The water is sitting at about 81°, which is just a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only thing worth noting. Don't bother paddling out for that.

Let's run through it. Sunday, August 30th and Monday, August 31st, we're talking ankle-biters at 1ft with weak energy (between 24 and 42). Winds are messy or glassy, but with that size, it doesn't matter. Tuesday, September 1st is more of the same with a tiny 1.0ft wave and a weak 54 energy reading. Wednesday, September 2nd finally shows a pulse of energy, climbing to 116, but the swell is still only 3ft. The morning has clean conditions with a cross-offshore wind, so maybe, *maybe*, you could find a waist-high crumbler, but it's still "very ordinary". Don't get your hopes up. The rest of that week is a dead loss.

Now, there is a glimmer in the second week. Around Monday, September 7th, the energy jumps up to 126, but that's for an onshore wind and a short period of just 5 seconds. That's just wind slop. A few days later, on Tuesday, September 8th, we see a bit more energy at 155 and 166 with a 3ft swell and period up to 11 seconds, but it's coming with a cross-onshore wind, making it choppy. Still a pass for me.

Then on Friday, September 11th, the swell bumps up to 5ft with a solid energy reading of 150, but the period is a terrible 6 seconds. And the wind is onshore. That's just a churning, lumpy mess.

The standout, if you can even call it that, is nothing. There is no true standout here. The largest swell is poor quality. The cleanest winds are on the smallest swell. If you absolutely have to paddle, wait for a morning with lighter wind, maybe that Wednesday the 2nd, but don't expect much. For the beginners out there, none of this swell gets big enough to worry you, but it's also not good enough to learn on. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer when that ENE wind kicks up.

We're in for a long, quiet period. It tends not to stay this poor for long, and forecasts can change, but right now, the ocean's just not cooperating.

Rusty.

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