Jennette's Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be honest with you. I’ve scanned the charts for the next sixteen days, and for Jennette’s Pier, it’s a tough one. The whole period is a bit of a struggle, with very little surf on offer that’s worth paddling out for.

We are looking at a long, dry run here. From now through the whole of July, and into the end of the third week, the surf is consistently small and messy. You’ll see tiny, weak swells in the 0.7ft to 2ft range, but the wind is almost always wrong – cross-shore or cross-onshore – making it choppy and lumpy. The first real chance we see of anything even borderline comes around Wednesday morning, July 15th. We get a touch of energy from the east at 3ft, with a period of 7 seconds, and a cross-offshore north-northwest wind. That’s about as good as it gets, but it’s still just so-so, so don’t get your hopes up.

Then it’s right back to the doldrums.

The only real spike in size comes on Sunday, July 12th, through Tuesday, July 14th. We see a jump to 6ft to 8ft from the northeast and east-northeast. But it’s a wind-blown mess. The wind is a fresh to strong cross-onshore, creating lumpy, messy conditions. That’s a hard pass for a paddle board – that setup looks far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Honestly, there’s no standout session here. The two mornings with a clean look – July 15th and the 18th (Saturday) – have very little wave energy. The 18th has a 3ft NNE swell, but it’s a short period 4-second pulse, so it’ll be weak and crumbly.

If you’re desperate for a paddle, the cleanest, most glassy moment is Tuesday morning, July 21st. The wind is glassy, but the swell is a tiny 2ft from the south with a period of 4 seconds. It’s barely surfable.

It’s a tough stretch for the Outer Banks. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, but that’s small comfort when there’s no wave to ride. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d save the gas and wax up the board later.

Rusty.

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