Jennette's Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, and I’ve got a straight-up look at what we’re dealing with for the next couple of weeks at Jennette’s Pier.

Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with you: it’s a grim stretch. We’ve got a long, long gap of flat and messy conditions before anything even remotely worth paddling out for shows up. The forecast is a lot of “poor surf conditions” and wind that’s constantly messing things up.

Let’s start with the water. When we do finally get a look at some swell, the water temp is sitting at a very unusual 84°, which is a full 5° warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s proper tropical-feeling bathwater, but you won’t be enjoying it much given the lack of waves.

For the first week, from Sunday the 6th right through to the 15th of September, it’s a bust. The wind is almost always cross-on or onshore, mostly from the NE to ENE, keeping the surface choppy and junky. The swell heights are tiny – nothing above 3 ft – and the periods are short and weak. The wave energy is weak, rarely cracking triple digits (like 27 to 102) for most of that time.

The one little glimmer in that desert comes on Saturday the 12th. The morning shows 3 ft from the ENE with a 5-second period, but the wind turns cross-off from the SW at only 6 mph. It’s clean. The wave energy is still very low though, just 60. It’s surfable, but only just, and it’s a one-morning wonder. By the afternoon the wind swings and it’s back to messy.

Moving into the second week, things don’t get much better. The 13th of September morning gives us a 2 ft swell from the ESE with a 10-second period, pushing the energy up to a moderate 145. The wind is light and cross-off from the S at 6 mph, making it clean. It’s still small, but for a brief moment, there’s a bit of shape and a longer gap between sets. But again, the afternoon spoils it.

The only other morning worth a mention is Monday the 14th, with 1 ft from the ESE (9-second period, 61 energy) and light cross-off winds. Still small and clean, but nothing to get excited about.

By the 21st of September, the wind is a full-on near gale from the NE at 31 to 34 mph, blowing it out completely. The swell picks up to 4 ft but with an 8-second period and 98 energy, it’s a total write-off for surfing.

Honestly, there’s no standout here. There’s no day where the swell, wind, and period all come together for anything decent. The only positive is that a few mornings (12th, 13th, 14th) are clean and might be okay for a beginner to get wet, but the swell is tiny. Everything else is a wash.

That’s the sad truth of it. Keep the board in the car, but maybe don't bother waxing it up just yet.

Rusty.

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