Jennette's Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's on the menu for Jennette's Pier over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough stretch. We're looking at a long, dry spell of tiny, messy waves for the next week and a half. The first real chance of something decent is way off on the 21st of September, but even that comes with a huge caveat.

For the next eight days, from Saturday the 12th right through to the 20th of September, it’s pretty grim. The swell is tiny, mostly under 3 ft, and the wind is a constant problem. It's almost always cross-onshore or cross, just chopping everything up. There's one bright spot on the morning of Sunday the 13th, when we get a gentle offshore wind from the west. The wave energy is weak, only (54), but for a few hours it might be clean enough for a longboard. Don't expect much, but it'll be the best you'll find in that first week. After that, the wind swings back around and it's back to the waiting game.

Now, Monday the 21st of September is where things get interesting, but not for the faint of heart. A big, powerful swell is predicted to roll in from the NE. We're talking 10 ft to 12 ft of swell with a combined energy that is absolutely pumping – (1101) to (1704). That is a lot of water moving around. The problem is, at that size, Jennette's Pier is simply too exposed. It's going to be a washing machine. The report even says it's predicted to be too big for the break. This is strictly for the experts only, and even then, you'd want to be very sure of your abilities. The wind on the morning of the 21st is light and cross-off, so it will be clean, but that doesn't change the fact it's going to be a beast. Honestly, for most people, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The swell starts to drop on Tuesday the 22nd, but 25 mph winds from the east and southeast will destroy any chance of order. By Wednesday the 23rd, the swell is down to a still-chunky 8 ft, and the wind finally turns cross-off from the southwest. The energy is still strong (942), but those are clean conditions for the first time in a while on a bigger day. It might be manageable for strong intermediates, but it's still a lot of ocean.

After that, it fades back into small, messy conditions through to the end of the forecast period on the 27th. There's no real standout session here, folks. The closest we get to a decent wave is a very short window on the morning of the 13th, and then a big, dangerous swell on the 21st that's really only for the brave. Patience is the name of the game.

Rusty.

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