Jennette's Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s take a look at what’s coming up for our corner of the coast.

Right now, through the rest of this week and into the weekend, it’s pretty flat and messy. There’s nothing worth paddling out for until we get past a real gap of several days with no real surf to speak of. The energy is just too weak and the wind is all over the shop, so you’re better off leaving the boards in the shed.

The first real chance of anything remotely rideable shows up on Monday, July 13 at Jennette’s Pier. We start seeing a bit of size push in, with swell around 4 ft from the northeast but the period is short, only 7 seconds. That’s windswell, and combined energy is moderate at 154 (moderate wave energy). Problem is, the wind is howling out of the northeast at 19 mph, cross-onshore, making it lumpy and choppy. Not exactly clean. This is really only for the keen or the desperate.

Wednesday morning, July 15 is our one standout in this whole outlook. It’s not huge, but the conditions finally line up. The swell drops to 3 ft from the east with an 8-second period, and combined energy drops to a moderate 123. What makes this the pick is the wind – it’s light out of the west, dead offshore, and it’s glassy clean. That offshore wind will groom those lines, and it should be a fun, user-friendly morning for intermediate surfers. The water’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 82°, so the wettie can be thin. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, so expect a few others with the same idea.

After that, we slide back into a long run of small, weak, and wind-affected days right through the second week. There are flickers of clean conditions with offshore breezes on Friday July 17 and Saturday July 18 mornings, but the swell is tiny – 0.7 ft – just not enough to bother. The 19th and 20th of July see a slight bump in size to 2 ft to 2 ft from the southeast with clean cross-offshore winds, but combined energy is low, around 30 to 66 (weak wave energy). Surfable for a log maybe, but nothing to get excited about.

Tuesday afternoon, July 21 shows a spike of 3 ft from the south with a super short 4-second period, combined energy only 68, and a near gale cross-offshore wind at 31 mph. That’s not surf – that’s kite-surfing territory or just a blown-out mess.

Honestly, for the next 16 days, Wednesday the 15th morning is the only proper window where it’s worth your time. The rest is either too small, too windy, or both. It’s a long quiet spell, but that’s how it goes sometimes around here. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye out.

- Rusty

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