Jennette's Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a good hard look at what Mother Nature's got cookin' for us at Jennette's Pier over the next couple of weeks.

It's a pretty bleak picture, I gotta be honest. We're looking at 16 days of mostly tiny, weak surf and the conditions are gonna fight you every step of the way. The whole period is a real struggle, so don't get your hopes up.

Right now, the water at Jennette's Pier is sitting at a balmy 77°F, which is about 1°F cooler than normal for this time of year – nothing to write home about, just a little on the chill side of average.

We kick off on Friday, July 3rd, with a tiny 2 ft wave from the ESE. The combined energy is a weak 44, and with a 7-second period it's just a short, choppy mess. By afternoon, a southerly breeze kicks up to 12 mph, and it's all just lumpy cross-chop. Saturday and Sunday of the 4th of July weekend are a washout – we're talking waves down to 1.0 ft with energy barely cracking 30. It's not surf, it's a lake with a breeze.

We roll into the next week, and honestly, it doesn't get much better. Tuesday the 7th morning gives us a tease with some offshore wind from the WSW at 12 mph, but the swell is a pathetic 1 ft on a 10-second period from the ESE. It's clean, but there's nothing to ride. The afternoon sees a bump to 3 ft, but it's a 4-second windswell from the south and the whole thing is sloppy.

There's a tiny flicker of hope on Saturday the 11th morning. We get a 2 ft wave from the southeast with a combined energy of 59. It's still weak, but the NNW wind is light at 6 mph, keeping it clean. It's rideable, but "very ordinary" is the polite way to say it.

A little further out, on Tuesday the 14th, we get another clean morning. Offshore wind from the west at 9 mph, with a 2 ft wave from the southeast. The energy is 74, which is about as good as it gets in this rotten stretch, but that's not saying much. Still just a knee-high dribbler.

Then on the very last day, Saturday the 18th, we get a really weird one. The swell is tiny, just 0.3 ft, but it's from the east with a 13-second period. That's groundswell, but there's no height to it. The energy is only 8. Offshore wind from the WSW will have the surface glassy, but you'll be bobbing around on a millpond.

Honestly, for the next 16 days, there are no standouts. Not one. The forecast is a big, fat zero for decent waves. For a spot like Jennette's that's usually consistent, this is a proper dry spell. If you're desperate for a paddle, the cleanest windows are Saturday the 11th morning, Tuesday the 14th morning. But don't expect any real surf. This setup is more interesting for a kite than a surfboard, if the wind cooperates.

Rusty.

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