Jennette's Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey crew, Rusty here. Let's break down the next couple weeks at Jennette's Pier.

Gotta level with you – this is a rough stretch. The whole 16-day outlook is mostly flat and blown out. There's a real lull at the start with hardly anything worth suiting up for until we're well into the second week. You're looking at a solid handful of days where it's best to do something else.

Water temps are about what you'd expect for early fall, nothing crazy.

Through the first week, from Monday the 7th through the 13th of September, it's all small and choppy. Swell is short-period windswell from the east and northeast, with heights barely hitting 3 ft. Wind is mostly cross-onshore, and the combined wave energy is weak – often under 100, like the 42 reading Monday morning. There's a little bump Tuesday the 8th afternoon with energy hitting 141, but that cross-on breeze and short period means bumpy, sloppy waves. A few cleaner moments pop up, like Thursday the 10th morning with a light cross-offshore wind, but the swell is only 2 ft with a 7-second period and energy of 46 – you'll be scratching for anything.

Into the second week, things perk up a bit but it's still messy. Around Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th, the swell builds to 5 ft from the NE with periods hitting 7 seconds. Energy climbs into the 200s (210 Thursday morning), so there's some push. But the wind is cranking from the NE at 25 mph, cross-onshore, making it lumpy and choppy. On a beach/jetty setup, that's a recipe for closeouts. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Your best bet, and I'm being realistic here, is Saturday the 19th morning. You've got a clean cross-offshore breeze from the SW at 12 mph working with a 3 ft NE swell. Energy is on the weak side at 99, but the clean surface will make it look more inviting. It won't be epic, but a longboard or mid-length could find a few crumbly ones. Crowds are typically light here, and with quality this low, you'll likely have plenty of room.

Later on, Sunday the 20th morning has a solid offshore wind from the West at 19 mph, but the swell has dropped to a tiny 1 ft with a long 11-second period (energy 61). Clean and glassy, but no power at all.

So, the pick of the litter is Saturday the 19th morning for the cleanest conditions on a small wave. The bigger pulses later on the 22nd have some size at 5 ft and decent energy (330), but that 22 mph NE onshore wind will shred it. Not worth it for a paddle surfer. Keep watching, but don't get your hopes up.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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